16428
ZIP 16428 is North East, Pennsylvania, in Erie County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time.
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Where 16428 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 16428 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZhgI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 16,428 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 37 × 37. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100000000101100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16427 (Mill Village, PA, 22 mi away) and 16430 (North Springfield, PA, 32 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 16428 becomes 82461, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12468, 12486, 12846, 12864, 14826, 16248, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86412 in Hualapai, AZ, 1,877 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
- 🎯989 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16428 and you would come out at 42.17°S, 100.17°E — 1,114 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
- 📏 At 73.6 square miles of land, 16428 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 12,595This ZIP12,595 |
|---|---|
| Households | 5,010This ZIP5,010 |
| Housing units | 5,615This ZIP5,615 |
| Median age | 42.6This ZIP42.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $78,675This ZIP$78,675Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $193,300This ZIP$193,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $778This ZIP$778Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.5%This ZIP26.5% |
| Mean commute | 19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min |
| Population density | 171.2 / sq miThis ZIP171.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 273This ZIP273 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 3,742This ZIP3,742 |
| Annual payroll | $207,861,000This ZIP$207,861,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 6,000This ZIP6,000 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $400,053,000This ZIP$400,053,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 73.55 sq miThis ZIP73.55 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 3.79 sq miThis ZIP3.79 sq mi |
Other place names in 16428
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 16428
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
14736 | Findley Lake, NY | 5.0 mi |
16421 | Harborcreek, PA | 5.6 mi |
16510 | Erie, PA | 7.7 mi |
14775 | Ripley, NY | 7.8 mi |
16442 | Wattsburg, PA | 8.5 mi |
16563 | Erie, PA | 8.7 mi |
16511 | Erie, PA | 8.9 mi |
14781 | Sherman, NY | 11.4 mi |
16504 | Erie, PA | 11.9 mi |
14724 | Clymer, NY | 12.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 16428?
16428 is in North East, Pennsylvania, in Erie County, part of the Erie, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1715, -79.8315.
What county is 16428 in?
16428 lies in Erie County.
What area code is 16428?
North East uses area codes 814 and 582, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 16428 in?
16428 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 16428?
About 12,595 people live in ZIP code 16428, in 5,010 households, at 171.2 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 16428?
$78,675 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 16428?
The closest are 14736 (5 mi), 16421 (5.6 mi), 16510 (7.7 mi), 14775 (7.8 mi) and 16442 (8.5 mi).
Is 16428 a PO Box ZIP code?
16428 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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