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17931

ZIP 17931 is in Frackville, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County; area codes 272 and 570; Eastern time. Frackville has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 17932.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Schuylkill
Metro area
Pottsville, PA
Population
8,899
Coordinates
40.7865, -76.2146
☼ Live from 17931 — Frackville, PA

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Where 17931 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17931
  • 🔢 Type 17931 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEGLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,931 = 3 × 43 × 139. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011000001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17930 (Cumbola, PA, 7 mi away) and 17932 (Frackville, PA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17931 becomes 13971, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11379, 11739, 11793, 11937, 11973, 17319, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93117 in Goleta, CA, 2,414 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,177 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17931 and you would come out at 40.79°S, 103.79°E — 906 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 5.3 square miles of land, 17931 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,899This ZIP8,899
Households2,176This ZIP2,176
Housing units2,373This ZIP2,373
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$56,507This ZIP$56,507Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$125,500This ZIP$125,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$799This ZIP$799Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%This ZIP12.5%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density1,680.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,680.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments129This ZIP129
Employees1,542This ZIP1,542
Annual payroll$69,491,000This ZIP$69,491,000
Tax returns filed2,720This ZIP2,720
Total adjusted gross income$151,457,000This ZIP$151,457,000

Land area

Land area5.30 sq miThis ZIP5.30 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 17931

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ZIP codes near 17931

ZIPCityDistance
17932 Frackville, PA 0.8 mi
17934 Gilberton, PA 0.9 mi
17949 Mahanoy Plane, PA 1.3 mi
17976 Shenandoah, PA 2.3 mi
17946 Lost Creek, PA 2.7 mi
17935 Girardville, PA 3.5 mi
17959 New Philadelphia, PA 4.2 mi
17948 Mahanoy City, PA 4.4 mi
17970 Saint Clair, PA 4.7 mi
17967 Ringtown, PA 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17931?

17931 is in Frackville, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7865, -76.2146.

What county is 17931 in?

17931 lies in Schuylkill County.

What area code is 17931?

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

What time zone is 17931 in?

17931 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17931?

About 8,899 people live in ZIP code 17931, in 2,176 households, at 1,680.3 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 17931?

$56,507 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17931?

The closest are 17932 (0.8 mi), 17934 (0.9 mi), 17949 (1.3 mi), 17976 (2.3 mi) and 17946 (2.7 mi).

Is 17931 a PO Box ZIP code?

17931 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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