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16262

ZIP 16262 is Worthington, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County; area code 724; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Armstrong
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
2,772
Coordinates
40.8377, -79.6527
☼ Live from 16262 — Worthington, PA

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Where 16262 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16262
  • 🔢 Type 16262 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgZgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,262 = 2 × 47 × 173. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111110000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16261 (Widnoon, PA, 13 mi away) and 16263 (Yatesboro, PA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16262 becomes 26261 — and that is a real ZIP code: Richwood, WV, 189 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16226, 16622, 21626, 21662, 26162, 26261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66221 in Overland Park, KS, 810 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯997 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16262 and you would come out at 40.84°S, 100.35°E — 1,056 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 33.8 square miles of land, 16262 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,772This ZIP2,772
Households1,195This ZIP1,195
Housing units1,274This ZIP1,274
Median age51.1This ZIP51.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$69,375This ZIP$69,375Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$195,500This ZIP$195,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$939This ZIP$939Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%This ZIP22.2%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density81.9 / sq miThis ZIP81.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees491This ZIP491
Annual payroll$24,158,000This ZIP$24,158,000
Tax returns filed1,270This ZIP1,270
Total adjusted gross income$86,255,000This ZIP$86,255,000

Land area

Land area33.84 sq miThis ZIP33.84 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 16262

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ZIP codes near 16262

ZIPCityDistance
16034 Fenelton, PA 3.5 mi
16023 Cabot, PA 6.2 mi
16218 Cowansville, PA 6.9 mi
16212 Cadogan, PA 7.1 mi
16238 Manorville, PA 7.7 mi
16236 Mc Grann, PA 7.8 mi
16028 East Brady, PA 7.9 mi
16228 Ford Cliff, PA 8.1 mi
16039 Herman, PA 8.3 mi
16210 Adrian, PA 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16262?

16262 is in Worthington, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8377, -79.6527.

What county is 16262 in?

16262 lies in Armstrong County.

What area code is 16262?

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

What time zone is 16262 in?

16262 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16262?

About 2,772 people live in ZIP code 16262, in 1,195 households, at 81.9 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 16262?

$69,375 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16262?

The closest are 16034 (3.5 mi), 16023 (6.2 mi), 16218 (6.9 mi), 16212 (7.1 mi) and 16238 (7.7 mi).

Is 16262 a PO Box ZIP code?

16262 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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