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17814

ZIP 17814 is Benton, Pennsylvania, mostly in Columbia County; area code 570; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbia +3 more
Population
4,669
Coordinates
41.2589, -76.3712
☼ Live from 17814 — Benton, PA

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Where 17814 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17814
  • 🔢 Type 17814 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIBLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,814 = 2 × 3 × 2969. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010110010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17813 (Beavertown, PA, 53 mi away) and 17815 (Bloomsburg, PA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17814 becomes 41871, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11784, 14718, 14781, 14817, 14871, 17841, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84711 in Annabella, UT, 1,883 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,167 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17814 and you would come out at 41.26°S, 103.63°E — 933 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 127.9 square miles of land, 17814 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 97 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,669This ZIP4,669
Households1,924This ZIP1,924
Housing units2,604This ZIP2,604
Median age50.3This ZIP50.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$65,089This ZIP$65,089Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$224,800This ZIP$224,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$923This ZIP$923Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%This ZIP17.7%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density36.5 / sq miThis ZIP36.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments78This ZIP78
Employees709This ZIP709
Annual payroll$28,327,000This ZIP$28,327,000
Tax returns filed2,190This ZIP2,190
Total adjusted gross income$139,364,000This ZIP$139,364,000

Land area

Land area127.85 sq miThis ZIP127.85 sq mi
Water area0.84 sq miThis ZIP0.84 sq mi

Counties 17814 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Columbia County 55.7%
Sullivan County 25.5%
Luzerne County 16.8%
Lycoming County 2.0%

Other place names in 17814

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ZIP codes near 17814

ZIPCityDistance
18611 Cambra, PA 5.4 mi
17878 Stillwater, PA 6.2 mi
18622 Huntington Mills, PA 6.5 mi
17774 Unityville, PA 9.1 mi
17859 Orangeville, PA 9.9 mi
18655 Shickshinny, PA 10.0 mi
18656 Sweet Valley, PA 10.9 mi
17742 Lairdsville, PA 10.9 mi
17758 Muncy Valley, PA 11.0 mi
17846 Millville, PA 11.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17814?

17814 is in Benton, Pennsylvania, in Columbia County, part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2589, -76.3712.

What county is 17814 in?

17814 spans 4 counties: Columbia County, Sullivan County, Luzerne County and Lycoming County. Most of it falls in Columbia 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 17814?

Benton uses area code 570, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 17814 in?

17814 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17814?

About 4,669 people live in ZIP code 17814, in 1,924 households, at 36.5 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 17814?

$65,089 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17814?

The closest are 18611 (5.4 mi), 17878 (6.2 mi), 18622 (6.5 mi), 17774 (9.1 mi) and 17859 (9.9 mi).

Is 17814 a PO Box ZIP code?

17814 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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