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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/17823

17823

ZIP 17823 is Dornsife, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Metro area
Sunbury, PA
Population
1,258
Coordinates
40.7450, -76.7780
☼ Live from 17823 — Dornsife, PA

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Where 17823 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17823
  • 🔢 Type 17823 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZBLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,823 = 3 × 13 × 457. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010110011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17822 (Danville, PA, 18 mi away) and 17824 (Elysburg, PA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17823 becomes 32871, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12738, 12783, 12837, 12873, 13782, 13827, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83712 in Boise, ID, 2,004 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,148 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17823 and you would come out at 40.74°S, 103.22°E — 928 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 34.3 square miles of land, 17823 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,258This ZIP1,258
Households458This ZIP458
Housing units504This ZIP504
Median age46.2This ZIP46.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$78,864This ZIP$78,864Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$232,100This ZIP$232,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$780This ZIP$780Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density36.7 / sq miThis ZIP36.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees193This ZIP193
Annual payroll$5,809,000This ZIP$5,809,000
Tax returns filed650This ZIP650
Total adjusted gross income$39,927,000This ZIP$39,927,000

Land area

Land area34.30 sq miThis ZIP34.30 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

ZIP codes near 17823

ZIPCityDistance
17830 Herndon, PA 4.3 mi
17872 Shamokin, PA 4.8 mi
17867 Rebuck, PA 5.0 mi
17881 Trevorton, PA 5.4 mi
17801 Sunbury, PA 6.4 mi
17831 Hummels Wharf, PA 6.9 mi
17870 Selinsgrove, PA 7.2 mi
17864 Port Trevorton, PA 7.2 mi
17080 Pillow, PA 7.3 mi
17876 Shamokin Dam, PA 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17823?

17823 is in Dornsife, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County, part of the Sunbury, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7450, -76.7780.

What county is 17823 in?

17823 lies in Northumberland County.

What area code is 17823?

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

What time zone is 17823 in?

17823 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17823?

About 1,258 people live in ZIP code 17823, in 458 households, at 36.7 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 17823?

$78,864 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17823?

The closest are 17830 (4.3 mi), 17872 (4.8 mi), 17867 (5 mi), 17881 (5.4 mi) and 17801 (6.4 mi).

Is 17823 a PO Box ZIP code?

17823 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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