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17855

ZIP 17855 is New Berlin, 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
1,014
Coordinates
40.8900, -76.9679
☼ Live from 17855 — New Berlin, PA

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Where 17855 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17855
  • 🔢 Type 17855 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSBLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,855 = 5 × 3571. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010110111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17853 (Mount Pleasant Mills, PA, 14 mi away) and 17856 (New Columbia, PA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17855 becomes 55871, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15758, 15857, 17585, 51578, 55187, 55718, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85751 in Tucson, AZ, 1,964 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,137 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17855 and you would come out at 40.89°S, 103.03°E — 942 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 1.9 square miles of land, 17855 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,014This ZIP1,014
Households394This ZIP394
Housing units406This ZIP406
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$88,929This ZIP$88,929Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$216,700This ZIP$216,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,080This ZIP$1,080Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%This ZIP24.6%
Mean commute19.5 minThis ZIP19.5 min
Population density523.2 / sq miThis ZIP523.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees229This ZIP229
Annual payroll$9,874,000This ZIP$9,874,000
Tax returns filed500This ZIP500
Total adjusted gross income$32,186,000This ZIP$32,186,000

Land area

Land area1.94 sq miThis ZIP1.94 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 17855

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

ZIP codes near 17855

ZIPCityDistance
17889 Winfield, PA 2.6 mi
17883 Vicksburg, PA 3.5 mi
17862 Penns Creek, PA 5.1 mi
17837 Lewisburg, PA 6.0 mi
17833 Kreamer, PA 6.0 mi
17870 Selinsgrove, PA 7.0 mi
17842 Middleburg, PA 7.3 mi
17876 Shamokin Dam, PA 7.7 mi
17844 Mifflinburg, PA 7.8 mi
17850 Montandon, PA 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17855?

17855 is in New Berlin, Pennsylvania, in Union County, part of the Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8900, -76.9679.

What county is 17855 in?

17855 lies in Union County.

What area code is 17855?

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

What time zone is 17855 in?

17855 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17855?

About 1,014 people live in ZIP code 17855, in 394 households, at 523.2 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 17855?

$88,929 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17855?

The closest are 17889 (2.6 mi), 17883 (3.5 mi), 17862 (5.1 mi), 17837 (6 mi) and 17833 (6 mi).

Is 17855 a PO Box ZIP code?

17855 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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