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18617

ZIP 18617 is Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County; area codes 570 and 272; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Luzerne
Population
1,791
Coordinates
41.1705, -76.0775
☼ Live from 18617 — Glen Lyon, PA

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Where 18617 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 18617
  • 🔢 Type 18617 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIgBI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 18617 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100100010111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 18616 (Forksville, PA, 38 mi away) and 18618 (Harveys Lake, PA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 18617 becomes 71681, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11768, 11786, 16871, 17861, 61817, 61871, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87116 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,701 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 85%.
  • 🎯1,183 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 18617 and you would come out at 41.17°S, 103.92°E — 917 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 5.8 square miles of land, 18617 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,791This ZIP1,791
Households921This ZIP921
Housing units1,008This ZIP1,008
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$52,527This ZIP$52,527Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$83,400This ZIP$83,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$800This ZIP$800Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density308.1 / sq miThis ZIP308.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$430,000This ZIP$430,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$34,067,000This ZIP$34,067,000

Land area

Land area5.81 sq miThis ZIP5.81 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 18617

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ZIP codes near 18617

ZIPCityDistance
18634 Nanticoke, PA 3.0 mi
18660 Wapwallopen, PA 5.0 mi
18621 Hunlock Creek, PA 5.9 mi
18655 Shickshinny, PA 6.6 mi
18651 Plymouth, PA 8.4 mi
18707 Mountain Top, PA 8.7 mi
18601 Beach Haven, PA 8.7 mi
18706 Wilkes Barre, PA 8.8 mi
18222 Drums, PA 10.1 mi
18622 Huntington Mills, PA 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 18617?

18617 is in Glen Lyon, Pennsylvania, in Luzerne County, part of the Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1705, -76.0775.

What county is 18617 in?

18617 lies in Luzerne County.

What area code is 18617?

Glen Lyon uses area codes 570 and 272, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 18617 in?

18617 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 18617?

About 1,791 people live in ZIP code 18617, in 921 households, at 308.1 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 18617?

$52,527 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 18617?

The closest are 18634 (3 mi), 18660 (5 mi), 18621 (5.9 mi), 18655 (6.6 mi) and 18651 (8.4 mi).

Is 18617 a PO Box ZIP code?

18617 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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