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16222

ZIP 16222 is Dayton, Pennsylvania, mostly in Armstrong County; area codes 582 and 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Armstrong +2 more
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
3,306
Coordinates
40.8737, -79.2570
☼ Live from 16222 — Dayton, PA

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Where 16222 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16222
  • 🔢 Type 16222 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZZgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,222 = 2 × 8111. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111101011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16221 (Curllsville, PA, 25 mi away) and 16223 (Distant, PA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16222 becomes 22261, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12226, 21226, 21622, 22216, 62221). The farthest-flung twin is 62221 in Belleville, IL, 589 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,018 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16222 and you would come out at 40.87°S, 100.74°E — 1,040 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 61.1 square miles of land, 16222 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,306This ZIP3,306
Households1,053This ZIP1,053
Housing units1,222This ZIP1,222
Median age30.1This ZIP30.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$64,688This ZIP$64,688Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$158,400This ZIP$158,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$706This ZIP$706Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%This ZIP11.4%
Mean commute36.1 minThis ZIP36.1 min
Population density54.1 / sq miThis ZIP54.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees133This ZIP133
Annual payroll$4,465,000This ZIP$4,465,000
Tax returns filed1,070This ZIP1,070
Total adjusted gross income$61,881,000This ZIP$61,881,000

Land area

Land area61.05 sq miThis ZIP61.05 sq mi
Water area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi

Counties 16222 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Armstrong County 82.9%
Indiana County 8.9%
Jefferson County 8.2%

Other place names in 16222

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

ZIP codes near 16222

ZIPCityDistance
16244 Nu Mine, PA 4.9 mi
16211 Beyer, PA 6.2 mi
16256 Smicksburg, PA 6.5 mi
16263 Yatesboro, PA 6.7 mi
16250 Sagamore, PA 6.8 mi
16246 Plumville, PA 6.9 mi
15763 Northpoint, PA 7.1 mi
15778 Timblin, PA 7.3 mi
16253 Seminole, PA 7.3 mi
16249 Rural Valley, PA 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16222?

16222 is in Dayton, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8737, -79.2570.

What county is 16222 in?

16222 spans 3 counties: Armstrong County, Indiana County and Jefferson County. Most of it falls in Armstrong 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 16222?

Dayton uses area codes 582 and 814, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 16222 in?

16222 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16222?

About 3,306 people live in ZIP code 16222, in 1,053 households, at 54.1 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 16222?

$64,688 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16222?

The closest are 16244 (4.9 mi), 16211 (6.2 mi), 16256 (6.5 mi), 16263 (6.7 mi) and 16250 (6.8 mi).

Is 16222 a PO Box ZIP code?

16222 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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