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17836

ZIP 17836 is Leck Kill, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Metro area
Sunbury, PA
Population
190
Coordinates
40.7143, -76.6065
☼ Live from 17836 — Leck Kill, PA

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Where 17836 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17836
  • 🔢 Type 17836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,836 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 13. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010110101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17835 (Laurelton, PA, 33 mi away) and 17837 (Lewisburg, PA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17836 becomes 63871, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13678, 13687, 13786, 16738, 16837, 16873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83617 in Emmett, ID, 2,030 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,157 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17836 and you would come out at 40.71°S, 103.39°E — 919 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 3.5 square miles of land, 17836 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population190This ZIP190
Households73This ZIP73
Housing units81This ZIP81
Median age30.6This ZIP30.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$91,250This ZIP$91,250Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$137,500This ZIP$137,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$933This ZIP$933Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.3%This ZIP20.3%
Mean commute31.2 minThis ZIP31.2 min
Population density54.5 / sq miThis ZIP54.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees13This ZIP13
Annual payroll$664,000This ZIP$664,000

Land area

Land area3.49 sq miThis ZIP3.49 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 17836

ZIPCityDistance
17941 Klingerstown, PA 2.0 mi
17866 Coal Township, PA 4.0 mi
17867 Rebuck, PA 4.4 mi
17964 Pitman, PA 4.9 mi
17968 Sacramento, PA 5.1 mi
17872 Shamokin, PA 5.2 mi
17983 Valley View, PA 5.7 mi
17881 Trevorton, PA 6.2 mi
17938 Hegins, PA 6.9 mi
17978 Spring Glen, PA 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17836?

17836 is in Leck Kill, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County, part of the Sunbury, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7143, -76.6065.

What county is 17836 in?

17836 lies in Northumberland County.

What area code is 17836?

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

What time zone is 17836 in?

17836 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17836?

About 190 people live in ZIP code 17836, in 73 households, at 54.5 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 17836?

$91,250 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17836?

The closest are 17941 (2 mi), 17866 (4 mi), 17867 (4.4 mi), 17964 (4.9 mi) and 17968 (5.1 mi).

Is 17836 a PO Box ZIP code?

17836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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