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16050

ZIP 16050 is Petrolia, Pennsylvania, in Butler County; area codes 724 and 878; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Butler
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
1,097
Coordinates
41.0440, -79.7615
☼ Live from 16050 — Petrolia, PA

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Where 16050 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16050
  • 🔢 Type 16050 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSOgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,050 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 107. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111010110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16049 (Parker, PA, 6 mi away) and 16051 (Portersville, PA, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16050 becomes 05061 — and that is a real ZIP code: Randolph Center, VT, 417 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01056, 01506, 01560, 01605, 05061, 05601, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51060 in Ute, IA, 825 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯991 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16050 and you would come out at 41.04°S, 100.24°E — 1,069 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 20.8 square miles of land, 16050 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,097This ZIP1,097
Households485This ZIP485
Housing units560This ZIP560
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$56,708This ZIP$56,708Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$132,700This ZIP$132,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,109This ZIP$1,109Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute33.3 minThis ZIP33.3 min
Population density52.8 / sq miThis ZIP52.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees282This ZIP282
Annual payroll$25,735,000This ZIP$25,735,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$40,167,000This ZIP$40,167,000

Land area

Land area20.78 sq miThis ZIP20.78 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 16050

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ZIP codes near 16050

ZIPCityDistance
16022 Bruin, PA 1.6 mi
16048 North Washington, PA 2.3 mi
16041 Karns City, PA 3.6 mi
16040 Hilliards, PA 5.4 mi
16049 Parker, PA 5.8 mi
16030 Eau Claire, PA 6.6 mi
16061 West Sunbury, PA 7.0 mi
16025 Chicora, PA 7.2 mi
16036 Foxburg, PA 7.9 mi
16016 Boyers, PA 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16050?

16050 is in Petrolia, Pennsylvania, in Butler County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0440, -79.7615.

What county is 16050 in?

16050 lies in Butler County.

What area code is 16050?

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

What time zone is 16050 in?

16050 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16050?

About 1,097 people live in ZIP code 16050, in 485 households, at 52.8 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 16050?

$56,708 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16050?

The closest are 16022 (1.6 mi), 16048 (2.3 mi), 16041 (3.6 mi), 16040 (5.4 mi) and 16049 (5.8 mi).

Is 16050 a PO Box ZIP code?

16050 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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