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15856

ZIP 15856 is Rockton, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clearfield
Metro area
DuBois, PA
Population
776
Coordinates
41.0823, -78.6143
☼ Live from 15856 — Rockton, PA

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Where 15856 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15856
  • 🔢 Type 15856 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSBSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,856 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 991. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110111110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15853 (Ridgway, PA, 23 mi away) and 15857 (Saint Marys, PA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15856 becomes 65851, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15658, 15685, 15865, 16855, 18655, 55816, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85615 in Hereford, AZ, 1,871 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% 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 15856 and you would come out at 41.08°S, 101.39°E — 1,019 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 39.4 square miles of land, 15856 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population776This ZIP776
Households361This ZIP361
Housing units483This ZIP483
Median age51.0This ZIP51.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$61,985This ZIP$61,985Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$162,200This ZIP$162,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,000This ZIP$1,000Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%This ZIP20.7%
Mean commute19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min
Population density19.7 / sq miThis ZIP19.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees31This ZIP31
Annual payroll$1,556,000This ZIP$1,556,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$31,281,000This ZIP$31,281,000

Land area

Land area39.41 sq miThis ZIP39.41 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

ZIP codes near 15856

ZIPCityDistance
16838 Grampian, PA 5.6 mi
15848 Luthersburg, PA 6.2 mi
15801 Du Bois, PA 6.8 mi
15849 Penfield, PA 7.6 mi
16830 Clearfield, PA 9.2 mi
16843 Hyde, PA 9.3 mi
15866 Troutville, PA 9.7 mi
16833 Curwensville, PA 9.8 mi
15865 Sykesville, PA 10.6 mi
16681 Smokerun, PA 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15856?

15856 is in Rockton, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, part of the DuBois, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0823, -78.6143.

What county is 15856 in?

15856 lies in Clearfield County.

What area code is 15856?

Rockton uses area code 814, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 15856 in?

15856 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15856?

About 776 people live in ZIP code 15856, in 361 households, at 19.7 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 15856?

$61,985 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15856?

The closest are 16838 (5.6 mi), 15848 (6.2 mi), 15801 (6.8 mi), 15849 (7.6 mi) and 16830 (9.2 mi).

Is 15856 a PO Box ZIP code?

15856 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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