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17961

ZIP 17961 is Orwigsburg, 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
6,740
Coordinates
40.6497, -76.0609
☼ Live from 17961 — Orwigsburg, PA

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Where 17961 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17961
  • 🔢 Type 17961 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgGLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,961 = 3 × 5987. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011000101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17960 (New Ringgold, PA, 7 mi away) and 17963 (Pine Grove, PA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17961 becomes 16971, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11697, 11769, 11796, 11967, 11976, 16917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97116 in Forest Grove, OR, 2,366 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,186 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17961 and you would come out at 40.65°S, 103.94°E — 894 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 25.6 square miles of land, 17961 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,740This ZIP6,740
Households2,649This ZIP2,649
Housing units2,819This ZIP2,819
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$94,941This ZIP$94,941Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$242,100This ZIP$242,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$953This ZIP$953Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.2%This ZIP36.2%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density263.0 / sq miThis ZIP263.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments188This ZIP188
Employees2,598This ZIP2,598
Annual payroll$124,782,000This ZIP$124,782,000
Tax returns filed3,470This ZIP3,470
Total adjusted gross income$339,336,000This ZIP$339,336,000

Land area

Land area25.62 sq miThis ZIP25.62 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 17961

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ZIP codes near 17961

ZIPCityDistance
19549 Port Clinton, PA 4.9 mi
17930 Cumbola, PA 5.0 mi
17922 Auburn, PA 5.3 mi
17965 Port Carbon, PA 6.5 mi
17960 New Ringgold, PA 6.8 mi
17953 Middleport, PA 7.0 mi
17929 Cressona, PA 7.0 mi
17925 Brockton, PA 7.5 mi
19526 Hamburg, PA 7.9 mi
17952 Mary D, PA 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17961?

17961 is in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6497, -76.0609.

What county is 17961 in?

17961 lies in Schuylkill County.

What area code is 17961?

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

What time zone is 17961 in?

17961 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17961?

About 6,740 people live in ZIP code 17961, in 2,649 households, at 263.0 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 17961?

$94,941 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17961?

The closest are 19549 (4.9 mi), 17930 (5 mi), 17922 (5.3 mi), 17965 (6.5 mi) and 17960 (6.8 mi).

Is 17961 a PO Box ZIP code?

17961 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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