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16146

ZIP 16146 is Sharon, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County; area codes 724 and 878; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mercer
Metro area
Hermitage, PA
Population
12,936
Coordinates
41.2348, -80.4994
☼ Live from 16146 — Sharon, PA

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Where 16146 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16146
  • 🔢 Type 16146 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghIgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,146 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 23. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111100010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16145 (Sandy Lake, PA, 24 mi away) and 16148 (Hermitage, PA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16146 becomes 64161 — and that is a real ZIP code: Kansas City, MO, 749 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14166, 14616, 16416, 16641, 41166, 41616, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66411 in Blue Rapids, KS, 855 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯953 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16146 and you would come out at 41.23°S, 99.50°E — 1,108 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 4.0 square miles of land, 16146 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,936This ZIP12,936
Households6,155This ZIP6,155
Housing units7,000This ZIP7,000
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$45,670This ZIP$45,670Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$78,800This ZIP$78,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$827This ZIP$827Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%This ZIP18.4%
Mean commute18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min
Population density3,246.2 / sq miThis ZIP3,246.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments271This ZIP271
Employees4,443This ZIP4,443
Annual payroll$237,612,000This ZIP$237,612,000
Tax returns filed5,450This ZIP5,450
Total adjusted gross income$261,337,000This ZIP$261,337,000

Land area

Land area3.99 sq miThis ZIP3.99 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 16146

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ZIP codes near 16146

ZIPCityDistance
16121 Farrell, PA 1.6 mi
44438 Masury, OH 1.7 mi
16161 Wheatland, PA 2.3 mi
16150 Sharpsville, PA 4.2 mi
16148 Hermitage, PA 4.3 mi
44403 Brookfield, OH 4.3 mi
16113 Clark, PA 5.0 mi
16159 West Middlesex, PA 5.8 mi
44425 Hubbard, OH 6.1 mi
44453 Orangeville, OH 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16146?

16146 is in Sharon, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County, part of the Hermitage, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2348, -80.4994.

What county is 16146 in?

16146 lies in Mercer County.

What area code is 16146?

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

What time zone is 16146 in?

16146 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16146?

About 12,936 people live in ZIP code 16146, in 6,155 households, at 3,246.2 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 16146?

$45,670 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16146?

The closest are 16121 (1.6 mi), 44438 (1.7 mi), 16161 (2.3 mi), 16150 (4.2 mi) and 16148 (4.3 mi).

Is 16146 a PO Box ZIP code?

16146 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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