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17777

ZIP 17777 is Watsontown, Pennsylvania, mostly in Northumberland County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Northumberland +1 more
Metro area
Sunbury, PA
Population
7,030
Coordinates
41.1065, -76.8217
☼ Live from 17777 — Watsontown, PA

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Where 17777 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17777
  • 🔢 Type 17777 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLLLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,777 = 29 × 613. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010101110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17776 (Waterville, PA, 32 mi away) and 17778 (Westport, PA, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17777 becomes 77771, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,144 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17777 and you would come out at 41.11°S, 103.18°E — 945 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 36.9 square miles of land, 17777 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,030This ZIP7,030
Households2,507This ZIP2,507
Housing units2,869This ZIP2,869
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$67,188This ZIP$67,188Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$216,800This ZIP$216,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$839This ZIP$839Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density190.7 / sq miThis ZIP190.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments108This ZIP108
Employees1,338This ZIP1,338
Annual payroll$67,835,000This ZIP$67,835,000
Tax returns filed3,310This ZIP3,310
Total adjusted gross income$208,447,000This ZIP$208,447,000

Land area

Land area36.87 sq miThis ZIP36.87 sq mi
Water area1.32 sq miThis ZIP1.32 sq mi

Counties 17777 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Northumberland County 96.9%
Montour County 3.1%

Other place names in 17777

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 17777

ZIPCityDistance
17749 Mc Ewensville, PA 2.4 mi
17730 Dewart, PA 2.8 mi
17887 White Deer, PA 4.4 mi
17772 Turbotville, PA 5.8 mi
17886 West Milton, PA 6.7 mi
17847 Milton, PA 6.8 mi
17752 Montgomery, PA 7.4 mi
17756 Muncy, PA 8.3 mi
17865 Potts Grove, PA 8.4 mi
17884 Washingtonville, PA 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17777?

17777 is in Watsontown, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County, part of the Sunbury, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1065, -76.8217.

What county is 17777 in?

17777 spans 2 counties: Northumberland County and Montour County. Most of it falls in Northumberland County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 17777?

Watsontown uses area codes 570 and 272, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 17777 in?

17777 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17777?

About 7,030 people live in ZIP code 17777, in 2,507 households, at 190.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 17777?

$67,188 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17777?

The closest are 17749 (2.4 mi), 17730 (2.8 mi), 17887 (4.4 mi), 17772 (5.8 mi) and 17886 (6.7 mi).

Is 17777 a PO Box ZIP code?

17777 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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