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17824

ZIP 17824 is Elysburg, Pennsylvania, mostly in Columbia County; area codes 272 and 570; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Columbia +2 more
Population
3,949
Coordinates
40.8676, -76.4928
☼ Live from 17824 — Elysburg, PA

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Where 17824 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17824
  • 🔢 Type 17824 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZBLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 557. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010110100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17823 (Dornsife, PA, 17 mi away) and 17827 (Freeburg, PA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17824 becomes 42871, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12487, 12748, 12784, 12847, 12874, 14728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84721 in Cedar City, UT, 1,956 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,162 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17824 and you would come out at 40.87°S, 103.51°E — 921 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 28.1 square miles of land, 17824 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,949This ZIP3,949
Households1,668This ZIP1,668
Housing units1,842This ZIP1,842
Median age49.9This ZIP49.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$118,176This ZIP$118,176Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$244,900This ZIP$244,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher44.4%This ZIP44.4%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density140.7 / sq miThis ZIP140.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments86This ZIP86
Employees1,145This ZIP1,145
Annual payroll$62,361,000This ZIP$62,361,000
Tax returns filed2,110This ZIP2,110
Total adjusted gross income$184,634,000This ZIP$184,634,000

Land area

Land area28.06 sq miThis ZIP28.06 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

Counties 17824 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Columbia County 54.6%
Northumberland County 43.9%
Montour County 1.5%

Other place names in 17824

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

ZIP codes near 17824

ZIPCityDistance
17858 Numidia, PA 4.0 mi
17832 Marion Heights, PA 4.7 mi
17820 Catawissa, PA 5.0 mi
17851 Mount Carmel, PA 5.7 mi
17860 Paxinos, PA 6.1 mi
17834 Kulpmont, PA 6.2 mi
17888 Wilburton, PA 6.8 mi
17840 Locust Gap, PA 7.3 mi
17945 Locustdale, PA 8.4 mi
17866 Coal Township, PA 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17824?

17824 is in Elysburg, Pennsylvania, in Columbia County, part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8676, -76.4928.

What county is 17824 in?

17824 spans 3 counties: Columbia County, Northumberland County and Montour 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 17824?

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

What time zone is 17824 in?

17824 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17824?

About 3,949 people live in ZIP code 17824, in 1,668 households, at 140.7 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 17824?

$118,176 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17824?

The closest are 17858 (4 mi), 17832 (4.7 mi), 17820 (5 mi), 17851 (5.7 mi) and 17860 (6.1 mi).

Is 17824 a PO Box ZIP code?

17824 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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