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17834

ZIP 17834 is Kulpmont, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County; area codes 272 and 570; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Metro area
Sunbury, PA
Population
3,480
Coordinates
40.7802, -76.4669
☼ Live from 17834 — Kulpmont, PA

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Where 17834 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17834
  • 🔢 Type 17834 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEBLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,834 = 2 × 37 × 241. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010110101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17833 (Kreamer, PA, 26 mi away) and 17835 (Laurelton, PA, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17834 becomes 43871, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13478, 13748, 13784, 13847, 14738, 14783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83714 in Garden City, ID, 2,027 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,164 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17834 and you would come out at 40.78°S, 103.53°E — 916 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 5.6 square miles of land, 17834 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,480This ZIP3,480
Households1,640This ZIP1,640
Housing units1,752This ZIP1,752
Median age55.6This ZIP55.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$56,167This ZIP$56,167Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$94,000This ZIP$94,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$732This ZIP$732Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%This ZIP19.0%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density617.0 / sq miThis ZIP617.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees331This ZIP331
Annual payroll$14,679,000This ZIP$14,679,000
Tax returns filed1,630This ZIP1,630
Total adjusted gross income$94,156,000This ZIP$94,156,000

Land area

Land area5.64 sq miThis ZIP5.64 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 17834

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ZIP codes near 17834

ZIPCityDistance
17832 Marion Heights, PA 1.9 mi
17840 Locust Gap, PA 2.2 mi
17851 Mount Carmel, PA 2.7 mi
17943 Lavelle, PA 4.8 mi
17945 Locustdale, PA 4.8 mi
17858 Numidia, PA 4.9 mi
17888 Wilburton, PA 5.3 mi
17964 Pitman, PA 5.9 mi
17921 Ashland, PA 5.9 mi
17824 Elysburg, PA 6.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17834?

17834 is in Kulpmont, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County, part of the Sunbury, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7802, -76.4669.

What county is 17834 in?

17834 lies in Northumberland County.

What area code is 17834?

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

What time zone is 17834 in?

17834 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17834?

About 3,480 people live in ZIP code 17834, in 1,640 households, at 617.0 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 17834?

$56,167 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17834?

The closest are 17832 (1.9 mi), 17840 (2.2 mi), 17851 (2.7 mi), 17943 (4.8 mi) and 17945 (4.8 mi).

Is 17834 a PO Box ZIP code?

17834 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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