16172
ZIP 16172 is in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in Lawrence County; area codes 724 and 878; Eastern time. New Wilmington has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 16142.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Lawrence
- Metro area
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Population
- 983
- Coordinates
- 41.1177, -80.3310
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Where 16172 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.
- 🔢 Type 16172 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLIgI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 16,172 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 311. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11111100101100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16161 (Wheatland, PA, 10 mi away) and 16201 (Kittanning, PA, 50 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 16172 becomes 27161, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11726, 11762, 12167, 12176, 16127, 16217, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76121 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,097 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 72%.
- 🎯961 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16172 and you would come out at 41.12°S, 99.67°E — 1,097 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
- 📏 At 0.083 square miles of land, 16172 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 40 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 983This ZIP983 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 20.4This ZIP20.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Mean commute | 10.1 minThis ZIP10.1 min |
| Population density | 11,843.4 / sq miThis ZIP11,843.4 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 16172
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 16172
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
16142 | New Wilmington, PA | 1.2 mi |
16105 | New Castle, PA | 4.4 mi |
16156 | Volant, PA | 5.6 mi |
16143 | Pulaski, PA | 6.5 mi |
16159 | West Middlesex, PA | 7.9 mi |
16116 | Edinburg, PA | 8.0 mi |
16148 | Hermitage, PA | 8.9 mi |
16103 | New Castle, PA | 8.9 mi |
16107 | New Castle, PA | 8.9 mi |
16108 | New Castle, PA | 8.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 16172?
16172 is in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in Lawrence County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1177, -80.3310.
What county is 16172 in?
16172 lies in Lawrence County.
What area code is 16172?
New Wilmington uses area codes 724 and 878, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 16172 in?
16172 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 16172?
About 983 people live in ZIP code 16172, at 11,843.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 16172?
The closest are 16142 (1.2 mi), 16105 (4.4 mi), 16156 (5.6 mi), 16143 (6.5 mi) and 16159 (7.9 mi).
Is 16172 a PO Box ZIP code?
16172 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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