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18017

ZIP 18017 is in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, mostly in Northampton County; area codes 610, 484 and 835; Eastern time. Bethlehem has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 18015, 18016, 18018, 18020 and 18025.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Northampton +1 more
Population
40,640
Coordinates
40.6600, -75.3873
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Where 18017 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18017
  • 🔢 Type 18017 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIOBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 18,017 = 43 × 419. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100011001100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18016 (Bethlehem, PA, 5 mi away) and 18018 (Bethlehem, PA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18017 becomes 71081, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01718, 10178, 11780, 17018, 17081, 17108, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87101 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,738 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 86%.
  • 🎯1,221 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18017 and you would come out at 40.66°S, 104.61°E — 867 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 16.8 square miles of land, 18017 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,640This ZIP40,640
Households16,597This ZIP16,597
Housing units17,092This ZIP17,092
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$91,173This ZIP$91,173Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$336,100This ZIP$336,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,597This ZIP$1,597Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.9%This ZIP40.9%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density2,425.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,425.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments985This ZIP985
Employees28,324This ZIP28,324
Annual payroll$1,855,288,000This ZIP$1,855,288,000
Tax returns filed20,310This ZIP20,310
Total adjusted gross income$1,784,706,000This ZIP$1,784,706,000

Land area

Land area16.76 sq miThis ZIP16.76 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 18017 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Northampton County 94.8%
Lehigh County 5.2%

Other place names in 18017

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ZIP codes near 18017

ZIPCityDistance
18002 Lehigh Valley, PA 2.1 mi
18018 Bethlehem, PA 2.3 mi
18025 Bethlehem, PA 2.5 mi
18020 Bethlehem, PA 3.3 mi
18109 Allentown, PA 3.3 mi
18032 Catasauqua, PA 4.2 mi
18001 Lehigh Valley, PA 5.0 mi
18003 Lehigh Valley, PA 5.0 mi
18016 Bethlehem, PA 5.0 mi
18015 Bethlehem, PA 5.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18017?

18017 is in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in Northampton County, part of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6600, -75.3873.

What county is 18017 in?

18017 spans 2 counties: Northampton County and Lehigh County. Most of it falls in Northampton County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 18017?

Bethlehem uses area codes 610, 484 and 835, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 18017 in?

18017 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18017?

About 40,640 people live in ZIP code 18017, in 16,597 households, at 2,425.1 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 18017?

$91,173 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18017?

The closest are 18002 (2.1 mi), 18018 (2.3 mi), 18025 (2.5 mi), 18020 (3.3 mi) and 18109 (3.3 mi).

Is 18017 a PO Box ZIP code?

18017 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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