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16342

ZIP 16342 is Polk, Pennsylvania, mostly in Venango County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Venango +1 more
Metro area
Oil City, PA
Population
2,126
Coordinates
41.3148, -79.9280
☼ Live from 16342 — Polk, PA

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Where 16342 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16342
  • 🔢 Type 16342 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhEgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,342 = 2 × 8171. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111111010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16341 (Pleasantville, PA, 26 mi away) and 16343 (Reno, PA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16342 becomes 24361 — and that is a real ZIP code: Meadowview, VA, 331 miles away.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12436, 12463, 13426, 13624, 13642, 14263, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34216 in Anna Maria, FL, 965 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯982 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16342 and you would come out at 41.31°S, 100.07°E — 1,086 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 66.3 square miles of land, 16342 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,126This ZIP2,126
Households958This ZIP958
Housing units1,228This ZIP1,228
Median age53.2This ZIP53.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$63,750This ZIP$63,750Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$114,700This ZIP$114,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$771This ZIP$771Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.2%This ZIP21.2%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density32.1 / sq miThis ZIP32.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees146This ZIP146
Annual payroll$7,389,000This ZIP$7,389,000
Tax returns filed960This ZIP960
Total adjusted gross income$52,640,000This ZIP$52,640,000

Land area

Land area66.27 sq miThis ZIP66.27 sq mi
Water area0.74 sq miThis ZIP0.74 sq mi

Counties 16342 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Venango County 96.6%
Mercer County 3.4%

Other place names in 16342

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ZIP codes near 16342

ZIPCityDistance
16374 Kennerdell, PA 6.9 mi
16153 Stoneboro, PA 8.2 mi
16372 Clintonville, PA 8.3 mi
16323 Franklin, PA 8.7 mi
16145 Sandy Lake, PA 9.0 mi
16362 Utica, PA 9.6 mi
16133 Jackson Center, PA 10.2 mi
16038 Harrisville, PA 10.5 mi
16311 Carlton, PA 11.8 mi
16343 Reno, PA 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16342?

16342 is in Polk, Pennsylvania, in Venango County, part of the Oil City, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3148, -79.9280.

What county is 16342 in?

16342 spans 2 counties: Venango County and Mercer County. Most of it falls in Venango 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 16342 in?

16342 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16342?

About 2,126 people live in ZIP code 16342, in 958 households, at 32.1 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 16342?

$63,750 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16342?

The closest are 16374 (6.9 mi), 16153 (8.2 mi), 16372 (8.3 mi), 16323 (8.7 mi) and 16145 (9 mi).

Is 16342 a PO Box ZIP code?

16342 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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