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16256

ZIP 16256 is Smicksburg, Pennsylvania, in Indiana County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Indiana
Metro area
Indiana, PA
Population
2,162
Coordinates
40.8553, -79.1345
☼ Live from 16256 — Smicksburg, PA

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Where 16256 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16256
  • 🔢 Type 16256 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSZgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,256 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 127. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111110000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16255 (Sligo, PA, 26 mi away) and 16257 (Snydersburg, PA, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16256 becomes 65261 — and that is a real ZIP code: Keytesville, MO, 733 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12566, 15626, 15662, 16625, 16652, 21656, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56621 in Bagley, MN, 923 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,024 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16256 and you would come out at 40.86°S, 100.87°E — 1,034 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 38.5 square miles of land, 16256 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,162This ZIP2,162
Households465This ZIP465
Housing units525This ZIP525
Median age20.1This ZIP20.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$60,398This ZIP$60,398Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$155,400This ZIP$155,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$859This ZIP$859Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.6%This ZIP11.6%
Mean commute34.3 minThis ZIP34.3 min
Population density56.2 / sq miThis ZIP56.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees68This ZIP68
Annual payroll$1,884,000This ZIP$1,884,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$27,858,000This ZIP$27,858,000

Land area

Land area38.49 sq miThis ZIP38.49 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Other place names in 16256

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ZIP codes near 16256

ZIPCityDistance
15763 Northpoint, PA 3.6 mi
16246 Plumville, PA 5.0 mi
15744 Hamilton, PA 5.5 mi
16211 Beyer, PA 5.5 mi
15758 Marchand, PA 5.8 mi
15747 Home, PA 6.3 mi
16222 Dayton, PA 6.5 mi
15780 Valier, PA 6.6 mi
16250 Sagamore, PA 7.7 mi
15771 Rochester Mills, PA 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16256?

16256 is in Smicksburg, Pennsylvania, in Indiana County, part of the Indiana, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8553, -79.1345.

What county is 16256 in?

16256 lies in Indiana County.

What time zone is 16256 in?

16256 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16256?

About 2,162 people live in ZIP code 16256, in 465 households, at 56.2 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 16256?

$60,398 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16256?

The closest are 15763 (3.6 mi), 16246 (5 mi), 15744 (5.5 mi), 16211 (5.5 mi) and 15758 (5.8 mi).

Is 16256 a PO Box ZIP code?

16256 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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