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16145

ZIP 16145 is Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County; area code 724; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mercer
Metro area
Hermitage, PA
Population
2,660
Coordinates
41.3802, -80.0786
☼ Live from 16145 — Sandy Lake, PA

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Where 16145 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16145
  • 🔢 Type 16145 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShIgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,145 = 5 × 3229. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111100010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16143 (Pulaski, PA, 27 mi away) and 16146 (Sharon, PA, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16145 becomes 54161 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pound, WI, 482 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14516, 14561, 14615, 14651, 15146, 15416, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56141 in Iona, MN, 817 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯975 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16145 and you would come out at 41.38°S, 99.92°E — 1,095 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 46.9 square miles of land, 16145 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,660This ZIP2,660
Households1,163This ZIP1,163
Housing units1,307This ZIP1,307
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$67,321This ZIP$67,321Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$180,100This ZIP$180,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$767This ZIP$767Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.7%This ZIP28.7%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density56.7 / sq miThis ZIP56.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees388This ZIP388
Annual payroll$19,605,000This ZIP$19,605,000
Tax returns filed1,310This ZIP1,310
Total adjusted gross income$78,928,000This ZIP$78,928,000

Land area

Land area46.90 sq miThis ZIP46.90 sq mi
Water area2.18 sq miThis ZIP2.18 sq mi

Other place names in 16145

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ZIP codes near 16145

ZIPCityDistance
16153 Stoneboro, PA 4.0 mi
16114 Clarks Mills, PA 5.9 mi
16311 Carlton, PA 6.0 mi
16362 Utica, PA 7.6 mi
16151 Sheakleyville, PA 7.9 mi
16133 Jackson Center, PA 8.0 mi
16130 Hadley, PA 8.7 mi
16342 Polk, PA 9.0 mi
16314 Cochranton, PA 9.7 mi
16124 Fredonia, PA 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16145?

16145 is in Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County, part of the Hermitage, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3802, -80.0786.

What county is 16145 in?

16145 lies in Mercer County.

What area code is 16145?

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

What time zone is 16145 in?

16145 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16145?

About 2,660 people live in ZIP code 16145, in 1,163 households, at 56.7 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 16145?

$67,321 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16145?

The closest are 16153 (4 mi), 16114 (5.9 mi), 16311 (6 mi), 16362 (7.6 mi) and 16151 (7.9 mi).

Is 16145 a PO Box ZIP code?

16145 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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