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17953

ZIP 17953 is Middleport, 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
426
Coordinates
40.7468, -76.1005
☼ Live from 17953 — Middleport, PA

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Where 17953 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17953
  • 🔢 Type 17953 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESGLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,953 = 13 × 1381. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011000100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17952 (Mary D, PA, 2 mi away) and 17954 (Minersville, PA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17953 becomes 35971 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fyffe, AL, 692 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13795, 15379, 15739, 15937, 17935, 19357, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95173 in San Jose, CA, 2,441 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,183 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17953 and you would come out at 40.75°S, 103.90°E — 900 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 9.0 square miles of land, 17953 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population426This ZIP426
Households154This ZIP154
Housing units206This ZIP206
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$75,000This ZIP$75,000Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$122,800This ZIP$122,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$638This ZIP$638Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%This ZIP24.2%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density47.4 / sq miThis ZIP47.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees15This ZIP15
Annual payroll$916,000This ZIP$916,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$11,040,000This ZIP$11,040,000

Land area

Land area8.99 sq miThis ZIP8.99 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 17953

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ZIP codes near 17953

ZIPCityDistance
17925 Brockton, PA 1.5 mi
17952 Mary D, PA 2.4 mi
17930 Cumbola, PA 2.7 mi
17959 New Philadelphia, PA 3.4 mi
17982 Tuscarora, PA 3.6 mi
18214 Barnesville, PA 4.1 mi
17965 Port Carbon, PA 4.7 mi
17970 Saint Clair, PA 5.1 mi
17948 Mahanoy City, PA 5.6 mi
18220 Delano, PA 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17953?

17953 is in Middleport, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7468, -76.1005.

What county is 17953 in?

17953 lies in Schuylkill County.

What area code is 17953?

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

What time zone is 17953 in?

17953 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17953?

About 426 people live in ZIP code 17953, in 154 households, at 47.4 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 17953?

$75,000 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17953?

The closest are 17925 (1.5 mi), 17952 (2.4 mi), 17930 (2.7 mi), 17959 (3.4 mi) and 17982 (3.6 mi).

Is 17953 a PO Box ZIP code?

17953 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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