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17844

ZIP 17844 is Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, in Union County; area code 570; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Union
Metro area
Lewisburg, PA
Population
10,291
Coordinates
40.9598, -77.0852
☼ Live from 17844 — Mifflinburg, PA

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Where 17844 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17844
  • 🔢 Type 17844 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhBLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,844 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 1487. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010110110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17843 (Beaver Springs, PA, 16 mi away) and 17845 (Millmont, PA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17844 becomes 44871 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sandusky, OH, 294 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14478, 14487, 14748, 14784, 14847, 14874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84714 in Beryl, UT, 1,956 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 81%.
  • 🎯1,131 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17844 and you would come out at 40.96°S, 102.91°E — 949 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 106.6 square miles of land, 17844 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 81 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,291This ZIP10,291
Households4,250This ZIP4,250
Housing units4,748This ZIP4,748
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$68,314This ZIP$68,314Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$235,000This ZIP$235,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$965This ZIP$965Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%This ZIP22.7%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density96.5 / sq miThis ZIP96.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments223This ZIP223
Employees2,391This ZIP2,391
Annual payroll$99,384,000This ZIP$99,384,000
Tax returns filed4,770This ZIP4,770
Total adjusted gross income$301,691,000This ZIP$301,691,000

Land area

Land area106.62 sq miThis ZIP106.62 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

Other place names in 17844

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

ZIP codes near 17844

ZIPCityDistance
17880 Swengel, PA 5.2 mi
17883 Vicksburg, PA 5.3 mi
17829 Hartleton, PA 5.5 mi
17862 Penns Creek, PA 7.0 mi
17856 New Columbia, PA 7.1 mi
17837 Lewisburg, PA 7.4 mi
17855 New Berlin, PA 7.8 mi
17835 Laurelton, PA 7.9 mi
17845 Millmont, PA 8.4 mi
17810 Allenwood, PA 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17844?

17844 is in Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania, in Union County, part of the Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9598, -77.0852.

What county is 17844 in?

17844 lies in Union County.

What area code is 17844?

Mifflinburg uses area code 570, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 17844 in?

17844 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17844?

About 10,291 people live in ZIP code 17844, in 4,250 households, at 96.5 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 17844?

$68,314 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17844?

The closest are 17880 (5.2 mi), 17883 (5.3 mi), 17829 (5.5 mi), 17862 (7 mi) and 17856 (7.1 mi).

Is 17844 a PO Box ZIP code?

17844 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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