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16259

ZIP 16259 is Templeton, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County; area code 724; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Armstrong
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
1,911
Coordinates
40.9257, -79.4519
☼ Live from 16259 — Templeton, PA

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Where 16259 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16259
  • 🔢 Type 16259 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSZgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,259 = 71 × 229. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111110000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16258 (Strattanville, PA, 23 mi away) and 16260 (Vowinckel, PA, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16259 becomes 95261, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12569, 12956, 12965, 15629, 15692, 15926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96521 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,983 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,008 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16259 and you would come out at 40.93°S, 100.55°E — 1,050 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 45.0 square miles of land, 16259 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,911This ZIP1,911
Households841This ZIP841
Housing units1,068This ZIP1,068
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$59,861This ZIP$59,861Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$146,400This ZIP$146,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$664This ZIP$664Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.6%This ZIP7.6%
Mean commute33.9 minThis ZIP33.9 min
Population density42.4 / sq miThis ZIP42.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees44This ZIP44
Annual payroll$1,383,000This ZIP$1,383,000
Tax returns filed810This ZIP810
Total adjusted gross income$53,174,000This ZIP$53,174,000

Land area

Land area45.04 sq miThis ZIP45.04 sq mi
Water area1.37 sq miThis ZIP1.37 sq mi

Other place names in 16259

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

ZIP codes near 16259

ZIPCityDistance
16261 Widnoon, PA 2.6 mi
16210 Adrian, PA 3.8 mi
16242 New Bethlehem, PA 5.9 mi
16253 Seminole, PA 6.0 mi
16223 Distant, PA 6.6 mi
16218 Cowansville, PA 7.3 mi
16201 Kittanning, PA 7.9 mi
16248 Rimersburg, PA 8.0 mi
16028 East Brady, PA 9.8 mi
16245 Oak Ridge, PA 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16259?

16259 is in Templeton, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9257, -79.4519.

What county is 16259 in?

16259 lies in Armstrong County.

What area code is 16259?

Templeton uses area code 724, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 16259 in?

16259 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16259?

About 1,911 people live in ZIP code 16259, in 841 households, at 42.4 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 16259?

$59,861 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16259?

The closest are 16261 (2.6 mi), 16210 (3.8 mi), 16242 (5.9 mi), 16253 (6 mi) and 16223 (6.6 mi).

Is 16259 a PO Box ZIP code?

16259 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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