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17830

ZIP 17830 is Herndon, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Metro area
Sunbury, PA
Population
1,938
Coordinates
40.6861, -76.8052
☼ Live from 17830 — Herndon, PA

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Where 17830 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17830
  • 🔢 Type 17830 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEBLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,830 = 2 × 5 × 1783. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010110100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17829 (Hartleton, PA, 24 mi away) and 17831 (Hummels Wharf, PA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17830 becomes 03871 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rye Beach, NH, 348 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01378, 03781, 03817, 03871, 07831, 08317, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83701 in Boise, ID, 2,013 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,147 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17830 and you would come out at 40.69°S, 103.19°E — 926 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 30.8 square miles of land, 17830 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,938This ZIP1,938
Households797This ZIP797
Housing units988This ZIP988
Median age49.1This ZIP49.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$73,942This ZIP$73,942Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$194,600This ZIP$194,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$763This ZIP$763Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density63.0 / sq miThis ZIP63.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees371This ZIP371
Annual payroll$15,593,000This ZIP$15,593,000
Tax returns filed1,040This ZIP1,040
Total adjusted gross income$67,373,000This ZIP$67,373,000

Land area

Land area30.77 sq miThis ZIP30.77 sq mi
Water area2.49 sq miThis ZIP2.49 sq mi

Other place names in 17830

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ZIP codes near 17830

ZIPCityDistance
17080 Pillow, PA 3.1 mi
17823 Dornsife, PA 4.3 mi
17864 Port Trevorton, PA 5.4 mi
17005 Berrysburg, PA 5.7 mi
17030 Gratz, PA 6.3 mi
17867 Rebuck, PA 6.3 mi
17017 Dalmatia, PA 6.4 mi
17023 Elizabethville, PA 7.2 mi
17872 Shamokin, PA 7.9 mi
17881 Trevorton, PA 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17830?

17830 is in Herndon, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County, part of the Sunbury, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6861, -76.8052.

What county is 17830 in?

17830 lies in Northumberland County.

What time zone is 17830 in?

17830 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17830?

About 1,938 people live in ZIP code 17830, in 797 households, at 63.0 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 17830?

$73,942 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17830?

The closest are 17080 (3.1 mi), 17823 (4.3 mi), 17864 (5.4 mi), 17005 (5.7 mi) and 17030 (6.3 mi).

Is 17830 a PO Box ZIP code?

17830 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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