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17954

ZIP 17954 is Minersville, 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
4,623
Coordinates
40.6905, -76.2599
☼ Live from 17954 — Minersville, PA

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Where 17954 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17954
  • 🔢 Type 17954 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSGLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,954 = 2 × 47 × 191. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011000100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17953 (Middleport, PA, 9 mi away) and 17957 (Muir, PA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17954 becomes 45971, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15479, 17549, 17945, 19457, 19475, 19547, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95417 in Branscomb, CA, 2,471 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% 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 17954 and you would come out at 40.69°S, 103.74°E — 904 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 0.707 square miles of land, 17954 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 342 football fields.
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People and housing

Population4,623This ZIP4,623
Households1,921This ZIP1,921
Housing units2,352This ZIP2,352
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$53,806This ZIP$53,806Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$83,300This ZIP$83,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$782This ZIP$782Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.4%This ZIP12.4%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density6,538.9 / sq miThis ZIP6,538.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments78This ZIP78
Employees1,287This ZIP1,287
Annual payroll$52,021,000This ZIP$52,021,000
Tax returns filed2,140This ZIP2,140
Total adjusted gross income$97,252,000This ZIP$97,252,000

Land area

Land area0.71 sq miThis ZIP0.71 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 17954

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ZIP codes near 17954

ZIPCityDistance
17901 Pottsville, PA 0.8 mi
17951 Mar Lin, PA 1.1 mi
17974 Seltzer, PA 1.3 mi
17944 Llewellyn, PA 2.6 mi
17923 Branchdale, PA 3.7 mi
17970 Saint Clair, PA 4.2 mi
17965 Port Carbon, PA 5.0 mi
17929 Cressona, PA 5.4 mi
17936 Gordon, PA 5.9 mi
17959 New Philadelphia, PA 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17954?

17954 is in Minersville, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6905, -76.2599.

What county is 17954 in?

17954 lies in Schuylkill County.

What area code is 17954?

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

What time zone is 17954 in?

17954 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17954?

About 4,623 people live in ZIP code 17954, in 1,921 households, at 6,538.9 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 17954?

$53,806 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17954?

The closest are 17901 (0.8 mi), 17951 (1.1 mi), 17974 (1.3 mi), 17944 (2.6 mi) and 17923 (3.7 mi).

Is 17954 a PO Box ZIP code?

17954 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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