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17938

ZIP 17938 is Hegins, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County; area code 570; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Schuylkill
Metro area
Pottsville, PA
Population
2,479
Coordinates
40.6542, -76.5012
☼ Live from 17938 — Hegins, PA

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Where 17938 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17938
  • 🔢 Type 17938 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEGLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,938 = 2 × 8969. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011000010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17936 (Gordon, PA, 11 mi away) and 17941 (Klingerstown, PA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17938 becomes 83971, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17983, 31789, 31798, 37189, 37819, 37891, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97138 in Seaside, OR, 2,367 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,163 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17938 and you would come out at 40.65°S, 103.50°E — 912 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 41.0 square miles of land, 17938 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,479This ZIP2,479
Households1,095This ZIP1,095
Housing units1,191This ZIP1,191
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$93,722This ZIP$93,722Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$219,000This ZIP$219,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$793This ZIP$793Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density60.4 / sq miThis ZIP60.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees811This ZIP811
Annual payroll$47,045,000This ZIP$47,045,000
Tax returns filed1,290This ZIP1,290
Total adjusted gross income$91,533,000This ZIP$91,533,000

Land area

Land area41.03 sq miThis ZIP41.03 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 17938

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ZIP codes near 17938

ZIPCityDistance
17983 Valley View, PA 2.7 mi
17964 Pitman, PA 3.4 mi
17957 Muir, PA 4.3 mi
17981 Tremont, PA 5.9 mi
17941 Klingerstown, PA 6.3 mi
17968 Sacramento, PA 6.6 mi
17836 Leck Kill, PA 6.9 mi
17966 Ravine, PA 7.5 mi
17098 Williamstown, PA 8.1 mi
17978 Spring Glen, PA 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17938?

17938 is in Hegins, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6542, -76.5012.

What county is 17938 in?

17938 lies in Schuylkill County.

What area code is 17938?

Hegins uses area code 570, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 17938 in?

17938 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17938?

About 2,479 people live in ZIP code 17938, in 1,095 households, at 60.4 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 17938?

$93,722 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17938?

The closest are 17983 (2.7 mi), 17964 (3.4 mi), 17957 (4.3 mi), 17981 (5.9 mi) and 17941 (6.3 mi).

Is 17938 a PO Box ZIP code?

17938 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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