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There are also numerous zip codes with a population of zero. Two examples are 89023 (in Nye Co., NV) and 63134 (in St. Louis Co., MO).
There are probably hundreds of unpopulated zip codes, issued to industrial parks, government agencies, airport postal stations, etc. One interesting one is for returned government parcels from Washington, D.C. They are sent to ZIP codes beginning with 569** so that returned parcels are security checked at a remote facility (this was put into place after the 2001 anthrax attacks). There are no other 568** or 569** zips which is an unused block between Minnesota and South Dakota.
In some cities, a special zip code is assigned to post office boxes only. I know this is the case in Traverse City, Michigan, where only PO boxes in the post office lobby (polpulation zero) have the zip 49696.
Other than a work related trip to Pittsburgh, the only time I've traveled much through PA was a trip up to Lancaster. We entered PA near Gettysburg the east over to York and then to Lancaster. One thing that struck me, compared to southern rural areas, was how populated even the rural areas were. I never saw any country, at least in that corner were you were in a remote area were there weren't homes somewhere on the horizon.
Pennsylvania has the largest number of residents living in rural areas of any state, but I believe the state is only 30% rural in population. Washington County, PA has over 200,000 residents and about 64,000 live in rural areas. There are houses scattered throughout the county. It's kind of dense rural population if that makes sense.
But Pennsylvania does have several large counties with a sizable rural population. But you are right, it's not very isolated except in some northern areas near New York state. Parts of southwest PA are rural but even the most remote areas are not far from small to medium sized cities.
BTW, Xenia is the Greek term for the Laws of Hospitality...the custom in classical Greece and other ancient cultures that, if a traveler comes to a strange town, he can ask for food, shelter, and gifts to help him on his journey. In Greek tradition, the host was considered responsible for his guest's comfort and safety.
This relates more to political geography I suppose, and was triggered by the county crossings thread way back in this forum.
There are no "counties" in AK (boroughs), LA (parishes) and CT (county government being abolished in '60). What's interesting to me is that large areas of Alaska are not locally organized in any political sense. About half the state is not in a borough and is called the "Unorganized Borough" (the wags can pop in here with tales of their own "unorganized counties").
The Unorganized Borough is administered by the state and has been given 11 census area designations for statistical purposes. Efficiency of government operations is one reason Alaska chose not to have counties.
BTW, Xenia is the Greek term for the Laws of Hospitality...the custom in classical Greece and other ancient cultures that, if a traveler comes to a strange town, he can ask for food, shelter, and gifts to help him on his journey. In Greek tradition, the host was considered responsible for his guest's comfort and safety.
Hence, the English word "xenophobic" -- fear of outsiders.
PA is the only non ocean touching state with a lowest elevation at sea level
You can't have it both ways. If Pennsylvania touches water at sea level, that is the ocean. Marcus Hook, PA, the lowest point, gets a 5-6 foot tide, so it is on the ocean.
You can't have it both ways. If Pennsylvania touches water at sea level, that is the ocean. Marcus Hook, PA, the lowest point, gets a 5-6 foot tide, so it is on the ocean.
You can't have it both ways. If Pennsylvania touches water at sea level, that is the ocean. Marcus Hook, PA, the lowest point, gets a 5-6 foot tide, so it is on the ocean.
The salt water line also comes up to PA, sometimes even as far as the Walt Whitman bridge in Philly
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