17923
ZIP 17923 is Branchdale, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Schuylkill
- Metro area
- Pottsville, PA
- Population
- 385
- Coordinates
- 40.6614, -76.3187
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Where 17923 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 17923 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZGLI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 17923 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100011000000011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17922 (Auburn, PA, 12 mi away) and 17925 (Brockton, PA, 14 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 17923 becomes 32971 — and that is a real ZIP code: Winter Beach, FL, 924 miles away.
- 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12937, 12973, 17239, 17329, 17932, 19372, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97321 in Albany, OR, 2,362 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
- 🎯1,172 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17923 and you would come out at 40.66°S, 103.68°E — 905 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
- 📏 At 2.8 square miles of land, 17923 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 385This ZIP385 |
|---|---|
| Households | 240This ZIP240 |
| Housing units | 270This ZIP270 |
| Median age | 59.2This ZIP59.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $32,857This ZIP$32,857Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $72,500This ZIP$72,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.5%This ZIP13.5% |
| Mean commute | 20.2 minThis ZIP20.2 min |
| Population density | 139.2 / sq miThis ZIP139.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 2.77 sq miThis ZIP2.77 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 17923
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 17923
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
17944 | Llewellyn, PA | 1.6 mi |
17901 | Pottsville, PA | 3.3 mi |
17954 | Minersville, PA | 3.7 mi |
17951 | Mar Lin, PA | 4.1 mi |
17981 | Tremont, PA | 4.4 mi |
17974 | Seltzer, PA | 4.9 mi |
17933 | Friedensburg, PA | 5.6 mi |
17936 | Gordon, PA | 6.2 mi |
17921 | Ashland, PA | 6.6 mi |
17929 | Cressona, PA | 6.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 17923?
17923 is in Branchdale, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6614, -76.3187.
What county is 17923 in?
17923 lies in Schuylkill County.
What area code is 17923?
Branchdale uses area codes 570 and 272, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 17923 in?
17923 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 17923?
About 385 people live in ZIP code 17923, in 240 households, at 139.2 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 17923?
$32,857 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 17923?
The closest are 17944 (1.6 mi), 17901 (3.3 mi), 17954 (3.7 mi), 17951 (4.1 mi) and 17981 (4.4 mi).
Is 17923 a PO Box ZIP code?
17923 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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