17974
ZIP 17974 is Seltzer, 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
- 312
- Coordinates
- 40.6959, -76.2361
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Where 17974 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.
- 🔢 Type 17974 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLGLI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 17,974 = 2 × 11 × 19 × 43. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100011000110110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17972 (Schuylkill Haven, PA, 8 mi away) and 17976 (Shenandoah, PA, 9 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 17974 becomes 47971 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oxford, IN, 577 miles away.
- 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14779, 17749, 19477, 47719, 47917, 47971, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94177 in San Francisco, CA, 2,451 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
- 🎯1,176 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17974 and you would come out at 40.70°S, 103.76°E — 903 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
- 📏 At 0.076 square miles of land, 17974 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 37 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 312This ZIP312 |
|---|---|
| Households | 129This ZIP129 |
| Housing units | 129This ZIP129 |
| Median age | 29.6This ZIP29.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $111,488This ZIP$111,488Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $119,200This ZIP$119,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 14.6%This ZIP14.6% |
| Mean commute | 26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min |
| Population density | 4,105.3 / sq miThis ZIP4,105.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 17974
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 17974
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
17951 | Mar Lin, PA | 1.2 mi |
17954 | Minersville, PA | 1.3 mi |
17901 | Pottsville, PA | 2.0 mi |
17970 | Saint Clair, PA | 2.9 mi |
17944 | Llewellyn, PA | 3.7 mi |
17965 | Port Carbon, PA | 3.7 mi |
17959 | New Philadelphia, PA | 4.8 mi |
17923 | Branchdale, PA | 4.9 mi |
17929 | Cressona, PA | 5.0 mi |
17932 | Frackville, PA | 6.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 17974?
17974 is in Seltzer, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6959, -76.2361.
What county is 17974 in?
17974 lies in Schuylkill County.
What area code is 17974?
Seltzer uses area codes 570 and 272, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 17974 in?
17974 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 17974?
About 312 people live in ZIP code 17974, in 129 households, at 4,105.3 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 17974?
$111,488 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 17974?
The closest are 17951 (1.2 mi), 17954 (1.3 mi), 17901 (2 mi), 17970 (2.9 mi) and 17944 (3.7 mi).
Is 17974 a PO Box ZIP code?
17974 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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