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16061

ZIP 16061 is West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, in Butler County; area code 724; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Butler
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
2,564
Coordinates
41.0051, -79.8847
☼ Live from 16061 — West Sunbury, PA

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Where 16061 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16061
  • 🔢 Type 16061 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgOgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆16061 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ 16061 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111010111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16059 (Valencia, PA, 21 mi away) and 16063 (Zelienople, PA, 21 mi away).
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06161, 06611, 10166, 16016, 16160, 16601, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66110 in Kansas City, KS, 796 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯985 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16061 and you would come out at 41.01°S, 100.12°E — 1,073 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 42.7 square miles of land, 16061 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,564This ZIP2,564
Households958This ZIP958
Housing units1,122This ZIP1,122
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$74,464This ZIP$74,464Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$197,400This ZIP$197,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,080This ZIP$1,080Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute32.8 minThis ZIP32.8 min
Population density60.0 / sq miThis ZIP60.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees348This ZIP348
Annual payroll$13,081,000This ZIP$13,081,000
Tax returns filed1,270This ZIP1,270
Total adjusted gross income$89,729,000This ZIP$89,729,000

Land area

Land area42.74 sq miThis ZIP42.74 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Other place names in 16061

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ZIP codes near 16061

ZIPCityDistance
16048 North Washington, PA 5.3 mi
16017 Boyers, PA 6.2 mi
16018 Boyers, PA 6.2 mi
16040 Hilliards, PA 6.5 mi
16050 Petrolia, PA 7.0 mi
16021 Branchton, PA 7.0 mi
16016 Boyers, PA 7.2 mi
16001 Butler, PA 7.3 mi
16025 Chicora, PA 7.4 mi
16020 Boyers, PA 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16061?

16061 is in West Sunbury, Pennsylvania, in Butler County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0051, -79.8847.

What county is 16061 in?

16061 lies in Butler County.

What area code is 16061?

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

What time zone is 16061 in?

16061 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16061?

About 2,564 people live in ZIP code 16061, in 958 households, at 60.0 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 16061?

$74,464 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16061?

The closest are 16048 (5.3 mi), 16017 (6.2 mi), 16018 (6.2 mi), 16040 (6.5 mi) and 16050 (7 mi).

Is 16061 a PO Box ZIP code?

16061 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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