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16056

ZIP 16056 is Saxonburg, 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
4,232
Coordinates
40.7284, -79.8418
☼ Live from 16056 — Saxonburg, PA

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Where 16056 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16056
  • 🔢 Type 16056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 223. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111010111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16055 (Sarver, PA, 5 mi away) and 16057 (Slippery Rock, PA, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16056 becomes 65061 — and that is a real ZIP code: Morrison, MO, 644 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01566, 05661, 06156, 06516, 06615, 10566, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56601 in Bemidji, MN, 876 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯988 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16056 and you would come out at 40.73°S, 100.16°E — 1,061 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 21.0 square miles of land, 16056 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,232This ZIP4,232
Households1,760This ZIP1,760
Housing units1,973This ZIP1,973
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$75,893This ZIP$75,893Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$302,000This ZIP$302,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$869This ZIP$869Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.0%This ZIP36.0%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density201.2 / sq miThis ZIP201.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments159This ZIP159
Employees3,327This ZIP3,327
Annual payroll$217,652,000This ZIP$217,652,000
Tax returns filed2,480This ZIP2,480
Total adjusted gross income$207,220,000This ZIP$207,220,000

Land area

Land area21.03 sq miThis ZIP21.03 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 16056

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ZIP codes near 16056

ZIPCityDistance
16059 Valencia, PA 4.7 mi
16055 Sarver, PA 4.9 mi
15032 Curtisville, PA 6.0 mi
16002 Butler, PA 6.0 mi
16023 Cabot, PA 6.2 mi
15006 Bairdford, PA 6.8 mi
15007 Bakerstown, PA 7.1 mi
15084 Tarentum, PA 7.2 mi
16039 Herman, PA 7.2 mi
15076 Russellton, PA 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16056?

16056 is in Saxonburg, Pennsylvania, in Butler County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7284, -79.8418.

What county is 16056 in?

16056 lies in Butler County.

What area code is 16056?

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

What time zone is 16056 in?

16056 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16056?

About 4,232 people live in ZIP code 16056, in 1,760 households, at 201.2 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 16056?

$75,893 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16056?

The closest are 16059 (4.7 mi), 16055 (4.9 mi), 15032 (6 mi), 16002 (6 mi) and 16023 (6.2 mi).

Is 16056 a PO Box ZIP code?

16056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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