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17983

ZIP 17983 is Valley View, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County; area code 570; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Schuylkill
Metro area
Pottsville, PA
Population
1,541
Coordinates
40.6440, -76.5504
☼ Live from 17983 — Valley View, PA

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Where 17983 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 17983
  • 🔢 Type 17983 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBGLI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 17,983 = 7 × 7 × 367. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011000111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 17982 (Tuscarora, PA, 28 mi away) and 17985 (Zion Grove, PA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 17983 becomes 38971, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17938, 31789, 31798, 37189, 37819, 37891, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97138 in Seaside, OR, 2,365 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 83%.
  • 🎯1,160 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 17983 and you would come out at 40.64°S, 103.45°E — 914 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 2.7 square miles of land, 17983 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,541This ZIP1,541
Households609This ZIP609
Housing units637This ZIP637
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$72,411This ZIP$72,411Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$158,700This ZIP$158,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$835This ZIP$835Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%This ZIP16.1%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density564.5 / sq miThis ZIP564.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees256This ZIP256
Annual payroll$10,366,000This ZIP$10,366,000
Tax returns filed720This ZIP720
Total adjusted gross income$46,098,000This ZIP$46,098,000

Land area

Land area2.73 sq miThis ZIP2.73 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 17983

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ZIP codes near 17983

ZIPCityDistance
17938 Hegins, PA 2.7 mi
17957 Muir, PA 3.9 mi
17968 Sacramento, PA 4.0 mi
17941 Klingerstown, PA 4.4 mi
17964 Pitman, PA 4.5 mi
17098 Williamstown, PA 5.6 mi
17978 Spring Glen, PA 5.7 mi
17836 Leck Kill, PA 5.7 mi
17097 Wiconisco, PA 8.2 mi
17981 Tremont, PA 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 17983?

17983 is in Valley View, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County, part of the Pottsville, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6440, -76.5504.

What county is 17983 in?

17983 lies in Schuylkill County.

What area code is 17983?

Valley View uses area code 570, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 17983 in?

17983 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 17983?

About 1,541 people live in ZIP code 17983, in 609 households, at 564.5 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 17983?

$72,411 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 17983?

The closest are 17938 (2.7 mi), 17957 (3.9 mi), 17968 (4 mi), 17941 (4.4 mi) and 17964 (4.5 mi).

Is 17983 a PO Box ZIP code?

17983 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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