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16311

ZIP 16311 is Carlton, Pennsylvania, mostly in Mercer County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Mercer +1 more
Metro area
Hermitage, PA
Population
421
Coordinates
41.4622, -80.0424
☼ Live from 16311 — Carlton, PA

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Where 16311 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16311
  • 🔢 Type 16311 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIEgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,311 = 3 × 5437. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111110110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16301 (Oil City, PA, 22 mi away) and 16312 (Chandlers Valley, PA, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16311 becomes 11361 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bayside, NY, 330 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11361, 13116, 13611, 16113, 16131, 36111, …). The farthest-flung twin is 36111 in Montgomery, AL, 718 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯976 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16311 and you would come out at 41.46°S, 99.96°E — 1,096 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 14.6 square miles of land, 16311 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population421This ZIP421
Households199This ZIP199
Housing units248This ZIP248
Median age52.9This ZIP52.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$70,938This ZIP$70,938Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$137,500This ZIP$137,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$763This ZIP$763Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density28.9 / sq miThis ZIP28.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees36This ZIP36
Annual payroll$1,550,000This ZIP$1,550,000
Tax returns filed240This ZIP240
Total adjusted gross income$14,581,000This ZIP$14,581,000

Land area

Land area14.59 sq miThis ZIP14.59 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 16311 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mercer County 95.4%
Venango County 4.6%

ZIP codes near 16311

ZIPCityDistance
16362 Utica, PA 4.1 mi
16314 Cochranton, PA 4.4 mi
16145 Sandy Lake, PA 6.0 mi
16114 Clarks Mills, PA 8.5 mi
16151 Sheakleyville, PA 8.6 mi
16130 Hadley, PA 9.4 mi
16153 Stoneboro, PA 9.9 mi
16317 Cooperstown, PA 11.0 mi
16323 Franklin, PA 11.4 mi
16342 Polk, PA 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16311?

16311 is in Carlton, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County, part of the Hermitage, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4622, -80.0424.

What county is 16311 in?

16311 spans 2 counties: Mercer County and Venango County. Most of it falls in Mercer County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What time zone is 16311 in?

16311 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16311?

About 421 people live in ZIP code 16311, in 199 households, at 28.9 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 16311?

$70,938 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16311?

The closest are 16362 (4.1 mi), 16314 (4.4 mi), 16145 (6 mi), 16114 (8.5 mi) and 16151 (8.6 mi).

Is 16311 a PO Box ZIP code?

16311 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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