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16254

ZIP 16254 is Shippenville, Pennsylvania, in Clarion County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clarion
Metro area
none
Population
3,516
Coordinates
41.2550, -79.4508
☼ Live from 16254 — Shippenville, PA

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Where 16254 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16254
  • 🔢 Type 16254 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSZgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,254 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 43. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111101111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16253 (Seminole, PA, 21 mi away) and 16255 (Sligo, PA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16254 becomes 45261, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12456, 12465, 12546, 12564, 14265, 14526, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56142 in Ivanhoe, MN, 877 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,007 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16254 and you would come out at 41.26°S, 100.55°E — 1,062 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 47.2 square miles of land, 16254 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,516This ZIP3,516
Households1,361This ZIP1,361
Housing units1,577This ZIP1,577
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$56,563This ZIP$56,563Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$160,900This ZIP$160,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$885This ZIP$885Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%This ZIP25.7%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density74.5 / sq miThis ZIP74.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments109This ZIP109
Employees1,968This ZIP1,968
Annual payroll$94,954,000This ZIP$94,954,000
Tax returns filed1,500This ZIP1,500
Total adjusted gross income$105,457,000This ZIP$105,457,000

Land area

Land area47.17 sq miThis ZIP47.17 sq mi
Water area0.52 sq miThis ZIP0.52 sq mi

Other place names in 16254

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ZIP codes near 16254

ZIPCityDistance
16334 Marble, PA 3.4 mi
16221 Curllsville, PA 3.6 mi
16234 Limestone, PA 3.6 mi
16232 Knox, PA 6.0 mi
16331 Kossuth, PA 6.1 mi
16214 Clarion, PA 6.4 mi
16235 Lucinda, PA 6.4 mi
16257 Snydersburg, PA 7.3 mi
16364 Venus, PA 7.8 mi
16332 Lickingville, PA 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16254?

16254 is in Shippenville, Pennsylvania, in Clarion County. Its published point location is 41.2550, -79.4508.

What county is 16254 in?

16254 lies in Clarion County.

What area code is 16254?

Shippenville uses area code 814, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 16254 in?

16254 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16254?

About 3,516 people live in ZIP code 16254, in 1,361 households, at 74.5 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 16254?

$56,563 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16254?

The closest are 16334 (3.4 mi), 16221 (3.6 mi), 16234 (3.6 mi), 16232 (6 mi) and 16331 (6.1 mi).

Is 16254 a PO Box ZIP code?

16254 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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