17920
ZIP 17920 is Aristes, Pennsylvania, in Columbia County; area codes 272 and 570; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Columbia
- Metro area
- Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA
- Population
- 246
- Coordinates
- 40.8117, -76.3294
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Where 17920 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 17920 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZGLI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 17,920 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 7. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100011000000000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17901 (Pottsville, PA, 9 mi away) and 17921 (Ashland, PA, 4 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 17920 becomes 02971, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02719, 02791, 02917, 07192, 07921, 09172, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09721 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,176 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
- 🎯1,171 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17920 and you would come out at 40.81°S, 103.67°E — 912 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
- 📏 At 2.3 square miles of land, 17920 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 246This ZIP246 |
|---|---|
| Households | 118This ZIP118 |
| Housing units | 135This ZIP135 |
| Median age | 58.5This ZIP58.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $150,000This ZIP$150,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.9%This ZIP13.9% |
| Mean commute | 24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min |
| Population density | 109.2 / sq miThis ZIP109.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 2.25 sq miThis ZIP2.25 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
Other place names in 17920
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 17920
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
17888 | Wilburton, PA | 2.6 mi |
17935 | Girardville, PA | 2.8 mi |
17945 | Locustdale, PA | 3.0 mi |
17946 | Lost Creek, PA | 3.8 mi |
17936 | Gordon, PA | 4.3 mi |
17943 | Lavelle, PA | 4.3 mi |
17921 | Ashland, PA | 4.5 mi |
17949 | Mahanoy Plane, PA | 5.0 mi |
17851 | Mount Carmel, PA | 5.0 mi |
17858 | Numidia, PA | 5.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 17920?
17920 is in Aristes, Pennsylvania, in Columbia County, part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8117, -76.3294.
What county is 17920 in?
17920 lies in Columbia County.
What area code is 17920?
Aristes uses area codes 272 and 570, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 17920 in?
17920 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 17920?
About 246 people live in ZIP code 17920, in 118 households, at 109.2 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 17920?
The closest are 17888 (2.6 mi), 17935 (2.8 mi), 17945 (3 mi), 17946 (3.8 mi) and 17936 (4.3 mi).
Is 17920 a PO Box ZIP code?
17920 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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