16253
ZIP 16253 is Seminole, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County; area code 814; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Armstrong
- Metro area
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Population
- 87
- Coordinates
- 40.9567, -79.3435
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Where 16253 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 16253 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESZgI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 16253 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11111101111101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16250 (Sagamore, PA, 14 mi away) and 16254 (Shippenville, PA, 21 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 16253 becomes 35261 — and that is a real ZIP code: Birmingham, AL, 660 miles away.
- 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12563, 13625, 13652, 15236, 15362, 15623, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56231 in Danvers, MN, 878 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
- 🎯1,013 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16253 and you would come out at 40.96°S, 100.66°E — 1,047 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
- 📏 At 0.379 square miles of land, 16253 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 183 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 87This ZIP87 |
|---|---|
| Households | 52This ZIP52 |
| Housing units | 78This ZIP78 |
| Median age | 60.7This ZIP60.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $45,833This ZIP$45,833Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $154,200This ZIP$154,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.5%This ZIP16.5% |
| Mean commute | 18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min |
| Population density | 229.6 / sq miThis ZIP229.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 16253
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
16223 | Distant, PA | 2.2 mi |
16242 | New Bethlehem, PA | 2.5 mi |
16245 | Oak Ridge, PA | 4.1 mi |
16230 | Hawthorn, PA | 5.4 mi |
16259 | Templeton, PA | 6.0 mi |
16261 | Widnoon, PA | 6.5 mi |
16222 | Dayton, PA | 7.3 mi |
15778 | Timblin, PA | 7.6 mi |
16224 | Fairmount City, PA | 8.1 mi |
16240 | Mayport, PA | 8.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 16253?
16253 is in Seminole, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9567, -79.3435.
What county is 16253 in?
16253 lies in Armstrong County.
What area code is 16253?
Seminole uses area code 814, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 16253 in?
16253 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 16253?
About 87 people live in ZIP code 16253, in 52 households, at 229.6 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 16253?
$45,833 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 16253?
The closest are 16223 (2.2 mi), 16242 (2.5 mi), 16245 (4.1 mi), 16230 (5.4 mi) and 16259 (6 mi).
Is 16253 a PO Box ZIP code?
16253 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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