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16052

ZIP 16052 is Prospect, Pennsylvania, in Butler County; area code 724; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Butler
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
2,215
Coordinates
40.8993, -80.0616
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Where 16052 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16052
  • 🔢 Type 16052 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSOgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,052 = 2 × 2 × 4013. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111010110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16051 (Portersville, PA, 5 mi away) and 16053 (Renfrew, PA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16052 becomes 25061 — and that is a real ZIP code: Drybranch, WV, 202 miles away.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01256, 01526, 01562, 02156, 02561, 02651, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56210 in Barry, MN, 889 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯976 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16052 and you would come out at 40.90°S, 99.94°E — 1,077 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 18.0 square miles of land, 16052 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,215This ZIP2,215
Households822This ZIP822
Housing units898This ZIP898
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$81,739This ZIP$81,739Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$247,100This ZIP$247,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$878This ZIP$878Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%This ZIP23.2%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density122.8 / sq miThis ZIP122.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments55This ZIP55
Employees532This ZIP532
Annual payroll$28,354,000This ZIP$28,354,000
Tax returns filed1,250This ZIP1,250
Total adjusted gross income$96,325,000This ZIP$96,325,000

Land area

Land area18.04 sq miThis ZIP18.04 sq mi
Water area0.72 sq miThis ZIP0.72 sq mi

Other place names in 16052

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ZIP codes near 16052

ZIPCityDistance
16051 Portersville, PA 5.0 mi
16037 Harmony, PA 5.4 mi
16027 Connoquenessing, PA 6.1 mi
16001 Butler, PA 6.1 mi
16033 Evans City, PA 7.1 mi
16017 Boyers, PA 7.2 mi
16018 Boyers, PA 7.2 mi
16053 Renfrew, PA 7.3 mi
16045 Lyndora, PA 8.2 mi
16123 Fombell, PA 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16052?

16052 is in Prospect, Pennsylvania, in Butler County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8993, -80.0616.

What county is 16052 in?

16052 lies in Butler County.

What area code is 16052?

Prospect uses area code 724, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 16052 in?

16052 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16052?

About 2,215 people live in ZIP code 16052, in 822 households, at 122.8 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 16052?

$81,739 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16052?

The closest are 16051 (5 mi), 16037 (5.4 mi), 16027 (6.1 mi), 16001 (6.1 mi) and 16033 (7.1 mi).

Is 16052 a PO Box ZIP code?

16052 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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