17865
ZIP 17865 is Potts Grove, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Northumberland
- Metro area
- Sunbury, PA
- Population
- 24
- Coordinates
- 40.9867, -76.7898
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Where 17865 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 17865 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgBLI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 17,865 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 397. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100010111001001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17864 (Port Trevorton, PA, 20 mi away) and 17866 (Coal Township, PA, 18 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 17865 becomes 56871, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15678, 15687, 16875, 17568, 17856, 18657, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85716 in Tucson, AZ, 1,973 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
- 🎯1,146 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17865 and you would come out at 40.99°S, 103.21°E — 938 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
- 📏 At 0.442 square miles of land, 17865 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 214 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 24This ZIP24 |
|---|---|
| Households | 13This ZIP13 |
| Housing units | 18This ZIP18 |
| Median age | 64.0This ZIP64.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $37,083This ZIP$37,083Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $145,800This ZIP$145,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.7%This ZIP16.7% |
| Population density | 54.3 / sq miThis ZIP54.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 17865
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
17847 | Milton, PA | 1.8 mi |
17850 | Montandon, PA | 3.8 mi |
17857 | Northumberland, PA | 3.9 mi |
17886 | West Milton, PA | 5.0 mi |
17749 | Mc Ewensville, PA | 6.0 mi |
17884 | Washingtonville, PA | 7.5 mi |
17821 | Danville, PA | 7.6 mi |
17837 | Lewisburg, PA | 8.1 mi |
17887 | White Deer, PA | 8.2 mi |
17777 | Watsontown, PA | 8.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 17865?
17865 is in Potts Grove, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County, part of the Sunbury, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9867, -76.7898.
What county is 17865 in?
17865 lies in Northumberland County.
What area code is 17865?
Potts Grove uses area codes 570 and 272, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 17865 in?
17865 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 17865?
About 24 people live in ZIP code 17865, in 13 households, at 54.3 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 17865?
$37,083 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 17865?
The closest are 17847 (1.8 mi), 17850 (3.8 mi), 17857 (3.9 mi), 17886 (5 mi) and 17749 (6 mi).
Is 17865 a PO Box ZIP code?
17865 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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