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16226

ZIP 16226 is Ford City, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County; area codes 724 and 878; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Armstrong
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
7,689
Coordinates
40.7147, -79.4874
☼ Live from 16226 — Ford City, PA

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Where 16226 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16226
  • 🔢 Type 16226 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZZgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,226 = 2 × 7 × 19 × 61. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111101100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16225 (Fisher, PA, 40 mi away) and 16228 (Ford Cliff, PA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16226 becomes 62261 — and that is a real ZIP code: Modoc, IL, 591 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16262, 16622, 21626, 21662, 26162, 26261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66221 in Overland Park, KS, 818 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,006 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16226 and you would come out at 40.71°S, 100.51°E — 1,045 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 58.6 square miles of land, 16226 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,689This ZIP7,689
Households3,625This ZIP3,625
Housing units4,175This ZIP4,175
Median age47.7This ZIP47.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$63,750This ZIP$63,750Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$144,500This ZIP$144,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$889This ZIP$889Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%This ZIP22.3%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density131.3 / sq miThis ZIP131.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments140This ZIP140
Employees1,462This ZIP1,462
Annual payroll$62,258,000This ZIP$62,258,000
Tax returns filed3,840This ZIP3,840
Total adjusted gross income$234,772,000This ZIP$234,772,000

Land area

Land area58.56 sq miThis ZIP58.56 sq mi
Water area1.69 sq miThis ZIP1.69 sq mi

Other place names in 16226

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ZIP codes near 16226

ZIPCityDistance
16228 Ford Cliff, PA 4.1 mi
16236 Mc Grann, PA 5.0 mi
16238 Manorville, PA 5.3 mi
16212 Cadogan, PA 5.4 mi
15690 Vandergrift, PA 6.0 mi
15736 Elderton, PA 6.3 mi
16201 Kittanning, PA 6.8 mi
15686 Spring Church, PA 7.4 mi
15682 Schenley, PA 7.7 mi
15641 Hyde Park, PA 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16226?

16226 is in Ford City, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7147, -79.4874.

What county is 16226 in?

16226 lies in Armstrong County.

What area code is 16226?

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

What time zone is 16226 in?

16226 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16226?

About 7,689 people live in ZIP code 16226, in 3,625 households, at 131.3 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 16226?

$63,750 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16226?

The closest are 16228 (4.1 mi), 16236 (5 mi), 16238 (5.3 mi), 16212 (5.4 mi) and 15690 (6 mi).

Is 16226 a PO Box ZIP code?

16226 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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