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16246

ZIP 16246 is Plumville, Pennsylvania, in Indiana County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Indiana
Metro area
Indiana, PA
Population
152
Coordinates
40.7917, -79.1822
☼ Live from 16246 — Plumville, PA

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Where 16246 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16246
  • 🔢 Type 16246 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghZgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,246 = 2 × 8123. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111101110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16245 (Oak Ridge, PA, 16 mi away) and 16248 (Rimersburg, PA, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16246 becomes 64261, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12466, 14626, 16426, 16624, 21664, 26146, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66412 in Bremen, KS, 927 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,022 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16246 and you would come out at 40.79°S, 100.82°E — 1,034 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 0.339 square miles of land, 16246 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 164 football fields.
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People and housing

Population152This ZIP152
Households59This ZIP59
Housing units78This ZIP78
Median age54.5This ZIP54.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$47,188This ZIP$47,188Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$95,000This ZIP$95,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$830This ZIP$830Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Mean commute33.5 minThis ZIP33.5 min
Population density448.4 / sq miThis ZIP448.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees63This ZIP63
Annual payroll$2,368,000This ZIP$2,368,000

Land area

Land area0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 16246

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

ZIP codes near 16246

ZIPCityDistance
16211 Beyer, PA 1.1 mi
15747 Home, PA 2.8 mi
16250 Sagamore, PA 3.1 mi
15732 Creekside, PA 4.5 mi
16256 Smicksburg, PA 5.0 mi
16244 Nu Mine, PA 5.2 mi
15723 Chambersville, PA 6.5 mi
16222 Dayton, PA 6.9 mi
15739 Ernest, PA 7.9 mi
16249 Rural Valley, PA 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16246?

16246 is in Plumville, Pennsylvania, in Indiana County, part of the Indiana, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7917, -79.1822.

What county is 16246 in?

16246 lies in Indiana County.

What time zone is 16246 in?

16246 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16246?

About 152 people live in ZIP code 16246, in 59 households, at 448.4 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 16246?

$47,188 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16246?

The closest are 16211 (1.1 mi), 15747 (2.8 mi), 16250 (3.1 mi), 15732 (4.5 mi) and 16256 (5 mi).

Is 16246 a PO Box ZIP code?

16246 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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