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17972

ZIP 17972 is Schuylkill Haven, 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
11,826
Coordinates
40.5793, -76.2279
☼ Live from 17972 — Schuylkill Haven, PA

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Where 17972 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17972
  • 🔢 Type 17972 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLGLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,972 = 2 × 2 × 4493. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011000110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17970 (Saint Clair, PA, 10 mi away) and 17974 (Seltzer, PA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17972 becomes 27971, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12779, 12977, 17729, 21779, 21797, 27917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97127 in Lafayette, OR, 2,361 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,177 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17972 and you would come out at 40.58°S, 103.77°E — 898 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 48.6 square miles of land, 17972 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,826This ZIP11,826
Households4,724This ZIP4,724
Housing units5,186This ZIP5,186
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$68,558This ZIP$68,558Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$169,600This ZIP$169,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$920This ZIP$920Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density243.3 / sq miThis ZIP243.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments283This ZIP283
Employees4,012This ZIP4,012
Annual payroll$202,461,000This ZIP$202,461,000
Tax returns filed5,910This ZIP5,910
Total adjusted gross income$399,369,000This ZIP$399,369,000

Land area

Land area48.61 sq miThis ZIP48.61 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 17972

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ZIP codes near 17972

ZIPCityDistance
17979 Summit Station, PA 1.6 mi
17933 Friedensburg, PA 1.9 mi
17929 Cressona, PA 4.0 mi
19507 Bethel, PA 5.6 mi
17922 Auburn, PA 6.2 mi
19559 Strausstown, PA 6.4 mi
17944 Llewellyn, PA 6.5 mi
17951 Mar Lin, PA 7.0 mi
17923 Branchdale, PA 7.4 mi
17954 Minersville, PA 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17972?

17972 is in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5793, -76.2279.

What county is 17972 in?

17972 lies in Schuylkill County.

What area code is 17972?

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

What time zone is 17972 in?

17972 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17972?

About 11,826 people live in ZIP code 17972, in 4,724 households, at 243.3 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 17972?

$68,558 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17972?

The closest are 17979 (1.6 mi), 17933 (1.9 mi), 17929 (4 mi), 19507 (5.6 mi) and 17922 (6.2 mi).

Is 17972 a PO Box ZIP code?

17972 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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