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16053

ZIP 16053 is Renfrew, Pennsylvania, in Butler County; area code 724; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Butler
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
3,429
Coordinates
40.8120, -79.9826
☼ Live from 16053 — Renfrew, PA

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Where 16053 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16053
  • 🔢 Type 16053 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESOgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,053 = 3 × 5351. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111010110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16052 (Prospect, PA, 7 mi away) and 16054 (Saint Petersburg, PA, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16053 becomes 35061 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dolomite, AL, 635 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01536, 01653, 03561, 05361, 06153, 06351, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51036 in Maurice, IA, 845 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯980 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16053 and you would come out at 40.81°S, 100.02°E — 1,070 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 21.4 square miles of land, 16053 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,429This ZIP3,429
Households1,673This ZIP1,673
Housing units1,687This ZIP1,687
Median age56.1This ZIP56.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$76,054This ZIP$76,054Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$297,500This ZIP$297,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,520This ZIP$1,520Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%This ZIP29.4%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density160.2 / sq miThis ZIP160.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments75This ZIP75
Employees598This ZIP598
Annual payroll$29,181,000This ZIP$29,181,000
Tax returns filed2,220This ZIP2,220
Total adjusted gross income$210,305,000This ZIP$210,305,000

Land area

Land area21.41 sq miThis ZIP21.41 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 16053

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ZIP codes near 16053

ZIPCityDistance
16027 Connoquenessing, PA 1.8 mi
16033 Evans City, PA 3.6 mi
16045 Lyndora, PA 4.5 mi
16003 Butler, PA 5.7 mi
16024 Callery, PA 5.8 mi
16002 Butler, PA 6.7 mi
16001 Butler, PA 7.1 mi
16052 Prospect, PA 7.3 mi
16059 Valencia, PA 7.8 mi
16046 Mars, PA 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16053?

16053 is in Renfrew, Pennsylvania, in Butler County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8120, -79.9826.

What county is 16053 in?

16053 lies in Butler County.

What area code is 16053?

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

What time zone is 16053 in?

16053 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16053?

About 3,429 people live in ZIP code 16053, in 1,673 households, at 160.2 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 16053?

$76,054 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16053?

The closest are 16027 (1.8 mi), 16033 (3.6 mi), 16045 (4.5 mi), 16003 (5.7 mi) and 16024 (5.8 mi).

Is 16053 a PO Box ZIP code?

16053 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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