16048
ZIP 16048 is North Washington, Pennsylvania, in Butler County; area code 724; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Butler
- Metro area
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Population
- 225
- Coordinates
- 41.0522, -79.8035
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Where 16048 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 16048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOgI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 16,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 59. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11111010110000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16046 (Mars, PA, 27 mi away) and 16049 (Parker, PA, 7 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 16048 becomes 84061 — and that is a real ZIP code: Peoa, UT, 1,637 miles away.
- 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01468, 01864, 04681, 04861, 06418, 06481, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86401 in Kingman, AZ, 1,878 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
- 🎯989 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16048 and you would come out at 41.05°S, 100.20°E — 1,071 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
- 📏 At 2.5 square miles of land, 16048 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.9 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 225This ZIP225 |
|---|---|
| Households | 74This ZIP74 |
| Housing units | 74This ZIP74 |
| Median age | 50.4This ZIP50.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $71,250This ZIP$71,250Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $130,000This ZIP$130,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $850This ZIP$850Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 13.2%This ZIP13.2% |
| Mean commute | 32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min |
| Population density | 90.4 / sq miThis ZIP90.4 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 2.49 sq miThis ZIP2.49 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 16048
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
16050 | Petrolia, PA | 2.3 mi |
16040 | Hilliards, PA | 3.5 mi |
16022 | Bruin, PA | 3.7 mi |
16061 | West Sunbury, PA | 5.3 mi |
16041 | Karns City, PA | 5.6 mi |
16030 | Eau Claire, PA | 5.8 mi |
16016 | Boyers, PA | 6.3 mi |
16020 | Boyers, PA | 6.6 mi |
16049 | Parker, PA | 7.4 mi |
16025 | Chicora, PA | 7.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 16048?
16048 is in North Washington, Pennsylvania, in Butler County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0522, -79.8035.
What county is 16048 in?
16048 lies in Butler County.
What area code is 16048?
North Washington uses area code 724, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 16048 in?
16048 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 16048?
About 225 people live in ZIP code 16048, in 74 households, at 90.4 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 16048?
$71,250 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 16048?
The closest are 16050 (2.3 mi), 16040 (3.5 mi), 16022 (3.7 mi), 16061 (5.3 mi) and 16041 (5.6 mi).
Is 16048 a PO Box ZIP code?
16048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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