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15846

ZIP 15846 is Kersey, Pennsylvania, in Elk County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Elk
Metro area
St. Marys, PA
Population
3,408
Coordinates
41.3400, -78.6085
☼ Live from 15846 — Kersey, PA

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Where 15846 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15846
  • 🔢 Type 15846 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghBSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,846 = 2 × 3 × 19 × 139. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110111100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15845 (Johnsonburg, PA, 13 mi away) and 15847 (Knox Dale, PA, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15846 becomes 64851, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14568, 14586, 14856, 14865, 15468, 15486, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85614 in Green Valley, AZ, 1,897 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,051 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15846 and you would come out at 41.34°S, 101.39°E — 1,029 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 58.1 square miles of land, 15846 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,408This ZIP3,408
Households1,397This ZIP1,397
Housing units1,556This ZIP1,556
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$70,662This ZIP$70,662Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$165,700This ZIP$165,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$713This ZIP$713Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%This ZIP26.9%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density58.7 / sq miThis ZIP58.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments69This ZIP69
Employees886This ZIP886
Annual payroll$49,749,000This ZIP$49,749,000
Tax returns filed1,670This ZIP1,670
Total adjusted gross income$111,041,000This ZIP$111,041,000

Land area

Land area58.09 sq miThis ZIP58.09 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 15846

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ZIP codes near 15846

ZIPCityDistance
15831 Dagus Mines, PA 0.9 mi
15822 Brandy Camp, PA 4.3 mi
16728 De Young, PA 6.0 mi
15827 Byrnedale, PA 6.2 mi
15841 Force, PA 7.8 mi
15823 Brockport, PA 7.8 mi
15857 Saint Marys, PA 9.2 mi
15853 Ridgway, PA 10.2 mi
15868 Weedville, PA 10.7 mi
15849 Penfield, PA 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15846?

15846 is in Kersey, Pennsylvania, in Elk County, part of the St. Marys, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3400, -78.6085.

What county is 15846 in?

15846 lies in Elk County.

What area code is 15846?

Kersey uses area codes 814 and 582, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 15846 in?

15846 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15846?

About 3,408 people live in ZIP code 15846, in 1,397 households, at 58.7 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 15846?

$70,662 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15846?

The closest are 15831 (0.9 mi), 15822 (4.3 mi), 16728 (6 mi), 15827 (6.2 mi) and 15841 (7.8 mi).

Is 15846 a PO Box ZIP code?

15846 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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