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17936

ZIP 17936 is Gordon, 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
959
Coordinates
40.7504, -76.3401
☼ Live from 17936 — Gordon, PA

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Where 17936 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17936
  • 🔢 Type 17936 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEGLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,936 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 19 × 59. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011000010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17935 (Girardville, PA, 4 mi away) and 17938 (Hegins, PA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17936 becomes 63971, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13679, 13697, 13796, 16937, 17963, 19367, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96731 in Kahuku, HI, 4,830 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% 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 17936 and you would come out at 40.75°S, 103.66°E — 910 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 0.622 square miles of land, 17936 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 301 football fields.
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People and housing

Population959This ZIP959
Households389This ZIP389
Housing units484This ZIP484
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$92,837This ZIP$92,837Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$122,700This ZIP$122,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$775This ZIP$775Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%This ZIP20.9%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density1,541.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,541.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees158This ZIP158
Annual payroll$10,530,000This ZIP$10,530,000

Land area

Land area0.62 sq miThis ZIP0.62 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 17936

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ZIP codes near 17936

ZIPCityDistance
17921 Ashland, PA 1.1 mi
17943 Lavelle, PA 2.2 mi
17945 Locustdale, PA 3.0 mi
17920 Aristes, PA 4.3 mi
17935 Girardville, PA 4.4 mi
17840 Locust Gap, PA 4.8 mi
17901 Pottsville, PA 5.1 mi
17888 Wilburton, PA 5.2 mi
17851 Mount Carmel, PA 5.7 mi
17954 Minersville, PA 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17936?

17936 is in Gordon, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7504, -76.3401.

What county is 17936 in?

17936 lies in Schuylkill County.

What area code is 17936?

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

What time zone is 17936 in?

17936 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17936?

About 959 people live in ZIP code 17936, in 389 households, at 1,541.8 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 17936?

$92,837 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17936?

The closest are 17921 (1.1 mi), 17943 (2.2 mi), 17945 (3 mi), 17920 (4.3 mi) and 17935 (4.4 mi).

Is 17936 a PO Box ZIP code?

17936 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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