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16229

ZIP 16229 is Freeport, Pennsylvania, mostly in Armstrong County; area codes 724 and 878; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Armstrong +2 more
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
4,798
Coordinates
40.7118, -79.6563
☼ Live from 16229 — Freeport, PA

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Where 16229 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 16229
  • 🔢 Type 16229 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZZgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 16229 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111101100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16228 (Ford Cliff, PA, 7 mi away) and 16230 (Hawthorn, PA, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16229 becomes 92261 — and that is a real ZIP code: Palm Desert, CA, 2,065 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12926, 12962, 16922, 21629, 26219, 26291, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96212 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,850 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯998 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16229 and you would come out at 40.71°S, 100.34°E — 1,052 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 26.8 square miles of land, 16229 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,798This ZIP4,798
Households2,152This ZIP2,152
Housing units2,282This ZIP2,282
Median age46.0This ZIP46.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$81,731This ZIP$81,731Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$206,900This ZIP$206,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$786This ZIP$786Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%This ZIP29.0%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density178.7 / sq miThis ZIP178.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments103This ZIP103
Employees1,539This ZIP1,539
Annual payroll$92,815,000This ZIP$92,815,000
Tax returns filed2,520This ZIP2,520
Total adjusted gross income$236,675,000This ZIP$236,675,000

Land area

Land area26.85 sq miThis ZIP26.85 sq mi
Water area1.27 sq miThis ZIP1.27 sq mi

Counties 16229 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Armstrong County 88.0%
Butler County 7.1%
Westmoreland County 4.9%

Other place names in 16229

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ZIP codes near 16229

ZIPCityDistance
15682 Schenley, PA 2.7 mi
16055 Sarver, PA 4.9 mi
16212 Cadogan, PA 5.0 mi
15656 Leechburg, PA 5.3 mi
15065 Natrona Heights, PA 5.9 mi
15641 Hyde Park, PA 6.6 mi
16023 Cabot, PA 7.0 mi
16228 Ford Cliff, PA 7.2 mi
15690 Vandergrift, PA 7.4 mi
15014 Brackenridge, PA 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16229?

16229 is in Freeport, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7118, -79.6563.

What county is 16229 in?

16229 spans 3 counties: Armstrong County, Butler County and Westmoreland 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 16229?

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

What time zone is 16229 in?

16229 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16229?

About 4,798 people live in ZIP code 16229, in 2,152 households, at 178.7 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 16229?

$81,731 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16229?

The closest are 15682 (2.7 mi), 16055 (4.9 mi), 16212 (5 mi), 15656 (5.3 mi) and 15065 (5.9 mi).

Is 16229 a PO Box ZIP code?

16229 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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