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17837

ZIP 17837 is Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, in Union County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union
Metro area
Lewisburg, PA
Population
18,403
Coordinates
40.9750, -76.9451
☼ Live from 17837 — Lewisburg, PA

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Where 17837 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17837
  • 🔢 Type 17837 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEBLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 17837 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010110101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17836 (Leck Kill, PA, 25 mi away) and 17840 (Locust Gap, PA, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17837 becomes 73871, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13778, 13787, 18773, 31778, 31787, 37178, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83717 in Boise, ID, 2,000 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,138 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17837 and you would come out at 40.97°S, 103.05°E — 944 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 56.2 square miles of land, 17837 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,403This ZIP18,403
Households5,969This ZIP5,969
Housing units6,472This ZIP6,472
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$88,975This ZIP$88,975Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$288,100This ZIP$288,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,026This ZIP$1,026Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%This ZIP39.4%
Mean commute14.6 minThis ZIP14.6 min
Population density327.5 / sq miThis ZIP327.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments563This ZIP563
Employees11,532This ZIP11,532
Annual payroll$615,703,000This ZIP$615,703,000
Tax returns filed7,100This ZIP7,100
Total adjusted gross income$726,868,000This ZIP$726,868,000

Land area

Land area56.19 sq miThis ZIP56.19 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Other place names in 17837

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

ZIP codes near 17837

ZIPCityDistance
17883 Vicksburg, PA 3.4 mi
17850 Montandon, PA 4.5 mi
17886 West Milton, PA 4.7 mi
17856 New Columbia, PA 5.8 mi
17855 New Berlin, PA 6.0 mi
17889 Winfield, PA 6.8 mi
17847 Milton, PA 7.4 mi
17844 Mifflinburg, PA 7.4 mi
17887 White Deer, PA 7.4 mi
17865 Potts Grove, PA 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17837?

17837 is in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, in Union County, part of the Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9750, -76.9451.

What county is 17837 in?

17837 lies in Union County.

What area code is 17837?

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

What time zone is 17837 in?

17837 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17837?

About 18,403 people live in ZIP code 17837, in 5,969 households, at 327.5 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 17837?

$88,975 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17837?

The closest are 17883 (3.4 mi), 17850 (4.5 mi), 17886 (4.7 mi), 17856 (5.8 mi) and 17855 (6 mi).

Is 17837 a PO Box ZIP code?

17837 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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