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16161

ZIP 16161 is Wheatland, 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
819
Coordinates
41.2023, -80.4928
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Where 16161 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16161
  • 🔢 Type 16161 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgIgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆16161 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,161 = 3 × 5387. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111100100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16160 (West Pittsburg, PA, 20 mi away) and 16172 (New Wilmington, PA, 10 mi away).
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16116, 16611, 61611, 66111). The farthest-flung twin is 66111 in Kansas City, KS, 768 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% 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 16161 and you would come out at 41.20°S, 99.51°E — 1,107 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 0.313 square miles of land, 16161 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 151 football fields.
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People and housing

Population819This ZIP819
Households389This ZIP389
Housing units407This ZIP407
Median age48.6This ZIP48.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$40,536This ZIP$40,536Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$67,700This ZIP$67,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$613This ZIP$613Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute12.3 minThis ZIP12.3 min
Population density2,616.6 / sq miThis ZIP2,616.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees1,115This ZIP1,115
Annual payroll$107,794,000This ZIP$107,794,000

Land area

Land area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 16161

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 16161

ZIPCityDistance
16121 Farrell, PA 0.7 mi
16146 Sharon, PA 2.3 mi
44438 Masury, OH 3.2 mi
16159 West Middlesex, PA 3.5 mi
16148 Hermitage, PA 4.3 mi
44425 Hubbard, OH 5.0 mi
44403 Brookfield, OH 5.4 mi
16150 Sharpsville, PA 5.9 mi
16113 Clark, PA 6.5 mi
16143 Pulaski, PA 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16161?

16161 is in Wheatland, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County, part of the Hermitage, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2023, -80.4928.

What county is 16161 in?

16161 lies in Mercer County.

What area code is 16161?

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

What time zone is 16161 in?

16161 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16161?

About 819 people live in ZIP code 16161, in 389 households, at 2,616.6 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 16161?

$40,536 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16161?

The closest are 16121 (0.7 mi), 16146 (2.3 mi), 44438 (3.2 mi), 16159 (3.5 mi) and 16148 (4.3 mi).

Is 16161 a PO Box ZIP code?

16161 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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