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17856

ZIP 17856 is New Columbia, 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
3,167
Coordinates
41.0450, -77.0081
☼ Live from 17856 — New Columbia, PA

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Where 17856 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17856
  • 🔢 Type 17856 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSBLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,856 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 31. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010111000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17855 (New Berlin, PA, 11 mi away) and 17857 (Northumberland, PA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17856 becomes 65871, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15678, 15687, 16875, 17568, 17865, 18657, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85716 in Tucson, AZ, 1,962 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
  • 🎯1,135 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17856 and you would come out at 41.05°S, 102.99°E — 950 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 48.8 square miles of land, 17856 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,167This ZIP3,167
Households1,339This ZIP1,339
Housing units1,409This ZIP1,409
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$91,661This ZIP$91,661Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$197,600This ZIP$197,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$900This ZIP$900Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%This ZIP23.5%
Mean commute18.1 minThis ZIP18.1 min
Population density64.9 / sq miThis ZIP64.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees998This ZIP998
Annual payroll$61,841,000This ZIP$61,841,000
Tax returns filed1,710This ZIP1,710
Total adjusted gross income$112,121,000This ZIP$112,121,000

Land area

Land area48.81 sq miThis ZIP48.81 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 17856

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

ZIP codes near 17856

ZIPCityDistance
17810 Allenwood, PA 4.2 mi
17837 Lewisburg, PA 5.8 mi
17887 White Deer, PA 6.2 mi
17886 West Milton, PA 7.1 mi
17844 Mifflinburg, PA 7.1 mi
17883 Vicksburg, PA 7.4 mi
17730 Dewart, PA 8.1 mi
17850 Montandon, PA 9.5 mi
17702 Williamsport, PA 10.2 mi
17749 Mc Ewensville, PA 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17856?

17856 is in New Columbia, Pennsylvania, in Union County, part of the Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0450, -77.0081.

What county is 17856 in?

17856 lies in Union County.

What area code is 17856?

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

What time zone is 17856 in?

17856 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17856?

About 3,167 people live in ZIP code 17856, in 1,339 households, at 64.9 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 17856?

$91,661 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17856?

The closest are 17810 (4.2 mi), 17837 (5.8 mi), 17887 (6.2 mi), 17886 (7.1 mi) and 17844 (7.1 mi).

Is 17856 a PO Box ZIP code?

17856 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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