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17959

ZIP 17959 is New Philadelphia, 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
1,445
Coordinates
40.7398, -76.1647
☼ Live from 17959 — New Philadelphia, PA

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Where 17959 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 17959
  • 🔢 Type 17959 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSGLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 17959 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011000100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17957 (Muir, PA, 21 mi away) and 17960 (New Ringgold, PA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17959 becomes 95971 — and that is a real ZIP code: Quincy, CA, 2,332 miles away.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (19975, 59719, 59917, 71959, 79159, 79519, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99571 in Cold Bay, AK, 3,858 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,180 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17959 and you would come out at 40.74°S, 103.84°E — 902 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 14.0 square miles of land, 17959 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,445This ZIP1,445
Households615This ZIP615
Housing units734This ZIP734
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$52,361This ZIP$52,361Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$90,000This ZIP$90,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$823This ZIP$823Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density103.4 / sq miThis ZIP103.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees113This ZIP113
Annual payroll$5,320,000This ZIP$5,320,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$33,760,000This ZIP$33,760,000

Land area

Land area13.98 sq miThis ZIP13.98 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 17959

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 17959

ZIPCityDistance
17970 Saint Clair, PA 1.9 mi
17965 Port Carbon, PA 2.8 mi
17930 Cumbola, PA 3.4 mi
17953 Middleport, PA 3.4 mi
17931 Frackville, PA 4.2 mi
17932 Frackville, PA 4.6 mi
17974 Seltzer, PA 4.8 mi
17934 Gilberton, PA 4.8 mi
17925 Brockton, PA 4.9 mi
17949 Mahanoy Plane, PA 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17959?

17959 is in New Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7398, -76.1647.

What county is 17959 in?

17959 lies in Schuylkill County.

What area code is 17959?

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

What time zone is 17959 in?

17959 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17959?

About 1,445 people live in ZIP code 17959, in 615 households, at 103.4 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 17959?

$52,361 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17959?

The closest are 17970 (1.9 mi), 17965 (2.8 mi), 17930 (3.4 mi), 17953 (3.4 mi) and 17931 (4.2 mi).

Is 17959 a PO Box ZIP code?

17959 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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