17887
ZIP 17887 is White Deer, 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
- 591
- Coordinates
- 41.0753, -76.8958
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Where 17887 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 17887 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBBLI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 17,887 = 31 × 577. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100010111011111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17886 (West Milton, PA, 4 mi away) and 17888 (Wilburton, PA, 32 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 17887 becomes 78871 — and that is a real ZIP code: Langtry, TX, 1,583 miles away.
- 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17878, 77881, 78718, 78871, 87187, 87718). The farthest-flung twin is 87187 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,664 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 82%.
- 🎯1,140 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17887 and you would come out at 41.08°S, 103.10°E — 946 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
- 📏 At 0.164 square miles of land, 17887 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 79 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 591This ZIP591 |
|---|---|
| Households | 252This ZIP252 |
| Housing units | 252This ZIP252 |
| Median age | 33.7This ZIP33.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $160,400This ZIP$160,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 5.5%This ZIP5.5% |
| Population density | 3,603.7 / sq miThis ZIP3,603.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 17887
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
17730 | Dewart, PA | 2.4 mi |
17886 | West Milton, PA | 4.1 mi |
17749 | Mc Ewensville, PA | 4.3 mi |
17777 | Watsontown, PA | 4.4 mi |
17856 | New Columbia, PA | 6.2 mi |
17847 | Milton, PA | 6.4 mi |
17837 | Lewisburg, PA | 7.4 mi |
17752 | Montgomery, PA | 7.6 mi |
17810 | Allenwood, PA | 7.7 mi |
17850 | Montandon, PA | 7.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 17887?
17887 is in White Deer, Pennsylvania, in Union County, part of the Lewisburg, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0753, -76.8958.
What county is 17887 in?
17887 lies in Union County.
What area code is 17887?
White Deer uses area codes 570 and 272, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 17887 in?
17887 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 17887?
About 591 people live in ZIP code 17887, in 252 households, at 3,603.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 17887?
The closest are 17730 (2.4 mi), 17886 (4.1 mi), 17749 (4.3 mi), 17777 (4.4 mi) and 17856 (6.2 mi).
Is 17887 a PO Box ZIP code?
17887 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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