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17960

ZIP 17960 is New Ringgold, 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
4,264
Coordinates
40.6972, -75.9470
☼ Live from 17960 — New Ringgold, PA

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Where 17960 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17960
  • 🔢 Type 17960 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgGLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,960 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 449. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011000101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17959 (New Philadelphia, PA, 12 mi away) and 17961 (Orwigsburg, PA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17960 becomes 06971, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06791, 07961, 09176, 09716, 10976, 17069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96701 in Aiea, HI, 4,858 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,191 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17960 and you would come out at 40.70°S, 104.05°E — 891 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 52.4 square miles of land, 17960 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,264This ZIP4,264
Households1,822This ZIP1,822
Housing units2,024This ZIP2,024
Median age52.1This ZIP52.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$73,281This ZIP$73,281Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$231,300This ZIP$231,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$897This ZIP$897Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.2%This ZIP27.2%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density81.3 / sq miThis ZIP81.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees457This ZIP457
Annual payroll$14,673,000This ZIP$14,673,000
Tax returns filed1,970This ZIP1,970
Total adjusted gross income$175,711,000This ZIP$175,711,000

Land area

Land area52.42 sq miThis ZIP52.42 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 17960

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

ZIP codes near 17960

ZIPCityDistance
18252 Tamaqua, PA 6.0 mi
19529 Kempton, PA 6.0 mi
17961 Orwigsburg, PA 6.8 mi
17982 Tuscarora, PA 6.8 mi
18211 Andreas, PA 6.9 mi
17952 Mary D, PA 7.5 mi
17925 Brockton, PA 7.9 mi
18218 Coaldale, PA 8.6 mi
19534 Lenhartsville, PA 8.7 mi
17953 Middleport, PA 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17960?

17960 is in New Ringgold, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6972, -75.9470.

What county is 17960 in?

17960 lies in Schuylkill County.

What area code is 17960?

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

What time zone is 17960 in?

17960 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17960?

About 4,264 people live in ZIP code 17960, in 1,822 households, at 81.3 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 17960?

$73,281 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17960?

The closest are 18252 (6 mi), 19529 (6 mi), 17961 (6.8 mi), 17982 (6.8 mi) and 18211 (6.9 mi).

Is 17960 a PO Box ZIP code?

17960 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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