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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/16301

16301

ZIP 16301 is Oil City, Pennsylvania, in Venango County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Venango
Metro area
Oil City, PA
Population
15,233
Coordinates
41.4533, -79.6224
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Where 16301 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16301
  • 🔢 Type 16301 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOEgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 16301 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111110101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16263 (Yatesboro, PA, 47 mi away) and 16311 (Carlton, PA, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16301 becomes 10361, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01613, 06131, 10163, 11360, 13061, 13160, …). The farthest-flung twin is 31601 in Valdosta, GA, 766 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯998 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16301 and you would come out at 41.45°S, 100.38°E — 1,077 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 94.7 square miles of land, 16301 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 72 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,233This ZIP15,233
Households6,350This ZIP6,350
Housing units7,678This ZIP7,678
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$57,596This ZIP$57,596Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$89,800This ZIP$89,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$815This ZIP$815Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%This ZIP16.9%
Mean commute20.3 minThis ZIP20.3 min
Population density160.8 / sq miThis ZIP160.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments244This ZIP244
Employees2,722This ZIP2,722
Annual payroll$115,970,000This ZIP$115,970,000
Tax returns filed6,510This ZIP6,510
Total adjusted gross income$371,555,000This ZIP$371,555,000

Land area

Land area94.73 sq miThis ZIP94.73 sq mi
Water area2.27 sq miThis ZIP2.27 sq mi

Other place names in 16301

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ZIP codes near 16301

ZIPCityDistance
16344 Rouseville, PA 3.4 mi
16346 Seneca, PA 5.8 mi
16343 Reno, PA 7.0 mi
16341 Pleasantville, PA 8.5 mi
16364 Venus, PA 8.6 mi
16319 Cranberry, PA 8.9 mi
16323 Franklin, PA 11.1 mi
16326 Fryburg, PA 11.2 mi
16370 West Hickory, PA 11.5 mi
16331 Kossuth, PA 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16301?

16301 is in Oil City, Pennsylvania, in Venango County, part of the Oil City, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4533, -79.6224.

What county is 16301 in?

16301 lies in Venango County.

What area code is 16301?

Oil City uses area codes 814 and 582, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 16301 in?

16301 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16301?

About 15,233 people live in ZIP code 16301, in 6,350 households, at 160.8 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 16301?

$57,596 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16301?

The closest are 16344 (3.4 mi), 16346 (5.8 mi), 16343 (7 mi), 16341 (8.5 mi) and 16364 (8.6 mi).

Is 16301 a PO Box ZIP code?

16301 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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