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16159

ZIP 16159 is West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, mostly in Mercer County; area code 724; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mercer +1 more
Metro area
Hermitage, PA
Population
4,455
Coordinates
41.1534, -80.4753
☼ Live from 16159 — West Middlesex, PA

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Where 16159 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16159
  • 🔢 Type 16159 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSIgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,159 = 11 × 13 × 113. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111100011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16157 (Wampum, PA, 20 mi away) and 16160 (West Pittsburg, PA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16159 becomes 95161 — and that is a real ZIP code: San Jose, CA, 2,209 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11569, 11596, 11695, 11956, 11965, 15619, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96511 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,821 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
  • 🎯954 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16159 and you would come out at 41.15°S, 99.52°E — 1,104 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 28.1 square miles of land, 16159 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,455This ZIP4,455
Households1,993This ZIP1,993
Housing units2,191This ZIP2,191
Median age53.1This ZIP53.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$69,391This ZIP$69,391Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$178,000This ZIP$178,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$880This ZIP$880Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%This ZIP24.2%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density158.7 / sq miThis ZIP158.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments106This ZIP106
Employees1,766This ZIP1,766
Annual payroll$115,301,000This ZIP$115,301,000
Tax returns filed2,200This ZIP2,200
Total adjusted gross income$146,015,000This ZIP$146,015,000

Land area

Land area28.07 sq miThis ZIP28.07 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 16159 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mercer County 89.5%
Lawrence County 10.5%

Other place names in 16159

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ZIP codes near 16159

ZIPCityDistance
16161 Wheatland, PA 3.5 mi
16143 Pulaski, PA 3.5 mi
16121 Farrell, PA 4.1 mi
16140 New Bedford, PA 4.5 mi
44425 Hubbard, OH 5.5 mi
16146 Sharon, PA 5.8 mi
16148 Hermitage, PA 6.0 mi
16155 Villa Maria, PA 6.2 mi
44438 Masury, OH 6.6 mi
44436 Lowellville, OH 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16159?

16159 is in West Middlesex, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County, part of the Hermitage, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1534, -80.4753.

What county is 16159 in?

16159 spans 2 counties: Mercer County and Lawrence County. Most of it falls in Mercer County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 16159?

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

What time zone is 16159 in?

16159 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16159?

About 4,455 people live in ZIP code 16159, in 1,993 households, at 158.7 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 16159?

$69,391 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16159?

The closest are 16161 (3.5 mi), 16143 (3.5 mi), 16121 (4.1 mi), 16140 (4.5 mi) and 44425 (5.5 mi).

Is 16159 a PO Box ZIP code?

16159 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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