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Where 16501 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 16501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSgI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 16,501 = 29 × 569. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100000001110101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16475 (Albion, PA, 22 mi away) and 16502 (Erie, PA, 1 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 16501 becomes 10561, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01516, 01561, 01615, 05161, 06115, 06151, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51106 in Sioux City, IA, 828 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
- 🎯975 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16501 and you would come out at 42.12°S, 99.91°E — 1,123 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
- 📏 At 0.716 square miles of land, 16501 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 347 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,022This ZIP2,022 |
|---|---|
| Households | 1,288This ZIP1,288 |
| Housing units | 1,528This ZIP1,528 |
| Median age | 54.2This ZIP54.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $16,394This ZIP$16,394Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median gross rent | $521This ZIP$521Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 18.6%This ZIP18.6% |
| Mean commute | 14.1 minThis ZIP14.1 min |
| Population density | 2,824.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,824.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 407This ZIP407 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 10,429This ZIP10,429 |
| Annual payroll | $445,309,000This ZIP$445,309,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 370This ZIP370 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $12,059,000This ZIP$12,059,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.72 sq miThis ZIP0.72 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 16501
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 16501
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
16512 | Erie, PA | 0.6 mi |
16522 | Erie, PA | 0.6 mi |
16530 | Erie, PA | 0.6 mi |
16534 | Erie, PA | 0.6 mi |
16538 | Erie, PA | 0.6 mi |
16541 | Erie, PA | 0.6 mi |
16553 | Erie, PA | 0.6 mi |
16550 | Erie, PA | 0.9 mi |
16502 | Erie, PA | 0.9 mi |
16507 | Erie, PA | 1.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 16501?
16501 is in Erie, Pennsylvania, in Erie County, part of the Erie, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1211, -80.0894.
What county is 16501 in?
16501 lies in Erie County.
What area code is 16501?
Erie uses area codes 814 and 582, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 16501 in?
16501 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 16501?
About 2,022 people live in ZIP code 16501, in 1,288 households, at 2,824.0 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 16501?
$16,394 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 16501?
The closest are 16512 (0.6 mi), 16522 (0.6 mi), 16530 (0.6 mi), 16534 (0.6 mi) and 16538 (0.6 mi).
Is 16501 a PO Box ZIP code?
16501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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