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17872

ZIP 17872 is Shamokin, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Metro area
Sunbury, PA
Population
8,894
Coordinates
40.7582, -76.6884
☼ Live from 17872 — Shamokin, PA

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Where 17872 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17872
  • 🔢 Type 17872 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLBLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,872 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1117. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010111010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17870 (Selinsgrove, PA, 11 mi away) and 17876 (Shamokin Dam, PA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17872 becomes 27871 — and that is a real ZIP code: Robersonville, NC, 344 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12778, 12787, 17728, 17827, 21778, 21787, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87712 in Buena Vista, NM, 1,573 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,152 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17872 and you would come out at 40.76°S, 103.31°E — 924 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 43.0 square miles of land, 17872 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,894This ZIP8,894
Households3,935This ZIP3,935
Housing units5,359This ZIP5,359
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$48,750This ZIP$48,750Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$81,800This ZIP$81,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$824This ZIP$824Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%This ZIP12.1%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density206.8 / sq miThis ZIP206.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments145This ZIP145
Employees1,293This ZIP1,293
Annual payroll$48,033,000This ZIP$48,033,000
Tax returns filed4,020This ZIP4,020
Total adjusted gross income$180,345,000This ZIP$180,345,000

Land area

Land area43.02 sq miThis ZIP43.02 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Other place names in 17872

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

ZIP codes near 17872

ZIPCityDistance
17881 Trevorton, PA 1.6 mi
17867 Rebuck, PA 3.0 mi
17823 Dornsife, PA 4.8 mi
17866 Coal Township, PA 4.9 mi
17836 Leck Kill, PA 5.2 mi
17941 Klingerstown, PA 6.3 mi
17801 Sunbury, PA 6.7 mi
17860 Paxinos, PA 7.1 mi
17830 Herndon, PA 7.9 mi
17877 Snydertown, PA 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17872?

17872 is in Shamokin, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County, part of the Sunbury, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7582, -76.6884.

What county is 17872 in?

17872 lies in Northumberland County.

What area code is 17872?

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

What time zone is 17872 in?

17872 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17872?

About 8,894 people live in ZIP code 17872, in 3,935 households, at 206.8 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 17872?

$48,750 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17872?

The closest are 17881 (1.6 mi), 17867 (3 mi), 17823 (4.8 mi), 17866 (4.9 mi) and 17836 (5.2 mi).

Is 17872 a PO Box ZIP code?

17872 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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