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17850

ZIP 17850 is Montandon, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Metro area
Sunbury, PA
Population
576
Coordinates
40.9672, -76.8586
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Where 17850 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17850
  • 🔢 Type 17850 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSBLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,850 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 7 × 17. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010110111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17847 (Milton, PA, 4 mi away) and 17851 (Mount Carmel, PA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17850 becomes 05871 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Burke, VT, 357 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05871, 07851, 08751, 10578, 10587, 15078, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85017 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,992 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,143 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17850 and you would come out at 40.97°S, 103.14°E — 940 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 0.450 square miles of land, 17850 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 218 football fields.
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People and housing

Population576This ZIP576
Households286This ZIP286
Housing units286This ZIP286
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$51,429This ZIP$51,429Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$84,600This ZIP$84,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$769This ZIP$769Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%This ZIP16.2%
Mean commute15.5 minThis ZIP15.5 min
Population density1,280.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,280.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees152This ZIP152
Annual payroll$6,186,000This ZIP$6,186,000

Land area

Land area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 17850

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ZIP codes near 17850

ZIPCityDistance
17886 West Milton, PA 3.6 mi
17847 Milton, PA 3.8 mi
17865 Potts Grove, PA 3.8 mi
17837 Lewisburg, PA 4.5 mi
17857 Northumberland, PA 5.1 mi
17889 Winfield, PA 7.0 mi
17883 Vicksburg, PA 7.0 mi
17749 Mc Ewensville, PA 7.6 mi
17887 White Deer, PA 7.7 mi
17876 Shamokin Dam, PA 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17850?

17850 is in Montandon, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County, part of the Sunbury, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9672, -76.8586.

What county is 17850 in?

17850 lies in Northumberland County.

What area code is 17850?

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

What time zone is 17850 in?

17850 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17850?

About 576 people live in ZIP code 17850, in 286 households, at 1,280.0 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 17850?

$51,429 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17850?

The closest are 17886 (3.6 mi), 17847 (3.8 mi), 17865 (3.8 mi), 17837 (4.5 mi) and 17857 (5.1 mi).

Is 17850 a PO Box ZIP code?

17850 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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