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17968

ZIP 17968 is Sacramento, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Schuylkill
Metro area
Pottsville, PA
Population
321
Coordinates
40.6417, -76.6263
☼ Live from 17968 — Sacramento, PA

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Where 17968 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17968
  • 🔢 Type 17968 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgGLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,968 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1123. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011000110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17967 (Ringtown, PA, 27 mi away) and 17970 (Saint Clair, PA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17968 becomes 86971, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16879, 18769, 18976, 68179, 68197, 68719, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96817 in Honolulu, HI, 4,822 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,156 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17968 and you would come out at 40.64°S, 103.37°E — 917 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 5.6 square miles of land, 17968 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population321This ZIP321
Households114This ZIP114
Housing units139This ZIP139
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$111,500This ZIP$111,500Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$173,600This ZIP$173,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%This ZIP11.1%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density57.5 / sq miThis ZIP57.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees90This ZIP90
Annual payroll$6,212,000This ZIP$6,212,000
Tax returns filed160This ZIP160
Total adjusted gross income$12,408,000This ZIP$12,408,000

Land area

Land area5.58 sq miThis ZIP5.58 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 17968

ZIPCityDistance
17978 Spring Glen, PA 2.2 mi
17941 Klingerstown, PA 3.2 mi
17098 Williamstown, PA 3.6 mi
17983 Valley View, PA 4.0 mi
17836 Leck Kill, PA 5.1 mi
17048 Lykens, PA 5.4 mi
17097 Wiconisco, PA 5.4 mi
17867 Rebuck, PA 6.1 mi
17030 Gratz, PA 6.6 mi
17938 Hegins, PA 6.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17968?

17968 is in Sacramento, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6417, -76.6263.

What county is 17968 in?

17968 lies in Schuylkill County.

What time zone is 17968 in?

17968 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17968?

About 321 people live in ZIP code 17968, in 114 households, at 57.5 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 17968?

$111,500 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17968?

The closest are 17978 (2.2 mi), 17941 (3.2 mi), 17098 (3.6 mi), 17983 (4 mi) and 17836 (5.1 mi).

Is 17968 a PO Box ZIP code?

17968 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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