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17881

ZIP 17881 is Trevorton, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County; area code 570; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
Metro area
Sunbury, PA
Population
1,479
Coordinates
40.7810, -76.6863
☼ Live from 17881 — Trevorton, PA

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Where 17881 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17881
  • 🔢 Type 17881 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBBLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 17881 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100010111011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17880 (Swengel, PA, 24 mi away) and 17882 (Troxelville, PA, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17881 becomes 18871, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11788, 18817, 78118, 87181). The farthest-flung twin is 87181 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,673 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 17881 and you would come out at 40.78°S, 103.31°E — 925 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 2.8 square miles of land, 17881 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,479This ZIP1,479
Households604This ZIP604
Housing units684This ZIP684
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$54,122This ZIP$54,122Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$120,000This ZIP$120,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$697This ZIP$697Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.5%This ZIP11.5%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density535.3 / sq miThis ZIP535.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees39This ZIP39
Annual payroll$775,000This ZIP$775,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$33,725,000This ZIP$33,725,000

Land area

Land area2.76 sq miThis ZIP2.76 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 17881

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ZIP codes near 17881

ZIPCityDistance
17872 Shamokin, PA 1.6 mi
17867 Rebuck, PA 4.6 mi
17866 Coal Township, PA 4.8 mi
17823 Dornsife, PA 5.4 mi
17801 Sunbury, PA 5.5 mi
17860 Paxinos, PA 5.9 mi
17836 Leck Kill, PA 6.2 mi
17877 Snydertown, PA 6.8 mi
17941 Klingerstown, PA 7.6 mi
17831 Hummels Wharf, PA 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17881?

17881 is in Trevorton, Pennsylvania, in Northumberland County, part of the Sunbury, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7810, -76.6863.

What county is 17881 in?

17881 lies in Northumberland County.

What area code is 17881?

Trevorton uses area code 570, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 17881 in?

17881 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17881?

About 1,479 people live in ZIP code 17881, in 604 households, at 535.3 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 17881?

$54,122 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17881?

The closest are 17872 (1.6 mi), 17867 (4.6 mi), 17866 (4.8 mi), 17823 (5.4 mi) and 17801 (5.5 mi).

Is 17881 a PO Box ZIP code?

17881 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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