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17946

ZIP 17946 is Lost Creek, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County; area codes 272 and 570; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Schuylkill
Metro area
Pottsville, PA
Population
185
Coordinates
40.8104, -76.2564
☼ Live from 17946 — Lost Creek, PA

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Where 17946 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17946
  • 🔢 Type 17946 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghGLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,946 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 997. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011000011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17945 (Locustdale, PA, 6 mi away) and 17948 (Mahanoy City, PA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17946 becomes 64971, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14769, 16749, 16947, 17964, 46791, 46917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96741 in Kalaheo, HI, 4,901 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,175 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17946 and you would come out at 40.81°S, 103.74°E — 909 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 1.7 square miles of land, 17946 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population185This ZIP185
Households74This ZIP74
Housing units102This ZIP102
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$125,100This ZIP$125,100Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$164,300This ZIP$164,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density107.8 / sq miThis ZIP107.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees5This ZIP5
Annual payroll$306,000This ZIP$306,000

Land area

Land area1.72 sq miThis ZIP1.72 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 17946

ZIPCityDistance
17949 Mahanoy Plane, PA 1.4 mi
17935 Girardville, PA 1.7 mi
17932 Frackville, PA 2.3 mi
17934 Gilberton, PA 2.4 mi
17976 Shenandoah, PA 2.5 mi
17931 Frackville, PA 2.7 mi
17920 Aristes, PA 3.8 mi
17967 Ringtown, PA 4.8 mi
17948 Mahanoy City, PA 5.9 mi
17936 Gordon, PA 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17946?

17946 is in Lost Creek, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8104, -76.2564.

What county is 17946 in?

17946 lies in Schuylkill County.

What area code is 17946?

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

What time zone is 17946 in?

17946 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17946?

About 185 people live in ZIP code 17946, in 74 households, at 107.8 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 17946?

$125,100 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17946?

The closest are 17949 (1.4 mi), 17935 (1.7 mi), 17932 (2.3 mi), 17934 (2.4 mi) and 17976 (2.5 mi).

Is 17946 a PO Box ZIP code?

17946 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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