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16002

ZIP 16002 is in Butler, Pennsylvania, in Butler County; area codes 724, 878 and 412; Eastern time. Butler has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 16001 and 16003.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Butler
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
15,587
Coordinates
40.8151, -79.8553
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Where 16002 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16002
  • 🔢 Type 16002 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOOgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,002 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 127. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111010000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16001 (Butler, PA, 8 mi away) and 16003 (Butler, PA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16002 becomes 20061 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 201 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00612, 01026, 01062, 01260, 01602, 02061, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00612 in Arecibo, PR, 1,733 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯987 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16002 and you would come out at 40.82°S, 100.14°E — 1,065 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 73.3 square miles of land, 16002 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,587This ZIP15,587
Households6,340This ZIP6,340
Housing units6,574This ZIP6,574
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$90,305This ZIP$90,305Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$263,100This ZIP$263,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$843This ZIP$843Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%This ZIP26.3%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density212.6 / sq miThis ZIP212.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments318This ZIP318
Employees3,194This ZIP3,194
Annual payroll$177,158,000This ZIP$177,158,000
Tax returns filed7,630This ZIP7,630
Total adjusted gross income$698,189,000This ZIP$698,189,000

Land area

Land area73.31 sq miThis ZIP73.31 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 16002

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ZIP codes near 16002

ZIPCityDistance
16039 Herman, PA 2.5 mi
16003 Butler, PA 3.8 mi
16045 Lyndora, PA 4.1 mi
16029 East Butler, PA 4.5 mi
16023 Cabot, PA 5.9 mi
16056 Saxonburg, PA 6.0 mi
16053 Renfrew, PA 6.7 mi
16034 Fenelton, PA 7.9 mi
16001 Butler, PA 8.1 mi
16017 Boyers, PA 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16002?

16002 is in Butler, Pennsylvania, in Butler County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8151, -79.8553.

What county is 16002 in?

16002 lies in Butler County.

What area code is 16002?

Butler uses area codes 724, 878 and 412, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 16002 in?

16002 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16002?

About 15,587 people live in ZIP code 16002, in 6,340 households, at 212.6 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 16002?

$90,305 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16002?

The closest are 16039 (2.5 mi), 16003 (3.8 mi), 16045 (4.1 mi), 16029 (4.5 mi) and 16023 (5.9 mi).

Is 16002 a PO Box ZIP code?

16002 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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