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Where 16505 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 16505 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOSgI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 16,505 = 5 × 3301. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100000001111001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16504 (Erie, PA, 4 mi away) and 16506 (Erie, PA, 4 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 16505 becomes 50561 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lytton, IA, 752 miles away.
- 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01655, 05156, 05651, 06155, 06515, 15056, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56510 in Ada, MN, 880 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
- 🎯973 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16505 and you would come out at 42.12°S, 99.87°E — 1,124 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
- 📏 At 11.6 square miles of land, 16505 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.8 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 15,270This ZIP15,270 |
|---|---|
| Households | 7,345This ZIP7,345 |
| Housing units | 8,311This ZIP8,311 |
| Median age | 50.9This ZIP50.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $72,938This ZIP$72,938Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $211,700This ZIP$211,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $881This ZIP$881Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 45.9%This ZIP45.9% |
| Mean commute | 17.5 minThis ZIP17.5 min |
| Population density | 1,310.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,310.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 680This ZIP680 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 9,547This ZIP9,547 |
| Annual payroll | $388,858,000This ZIP$388,858,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 8,590This ZIP8,590 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $889,209,000This ZIP$889,209,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 11.65 sq miThis ZIP11.65 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 9.11 sq miThis ZIP9.11 sq mi |
Other place names in 16505
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 16505
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
16502 | Erie, PA | 1.5 mi |
16501 | Erie, PA | 2.0 mi |
16512 | Erie, PA | 2.3 mi |
16522 | Erie, PA | 2.3 mi |
16530 | Erie, PA | 2.3 mi |
16534 | Erie, PA | 2.3 mi |
16538 | Erie, PA | 2.3 mi |
16541 | Erie, PA | 2.3 mi |
16553 | Erie, PA | 2.3 mi |
16508 | Erie, PA | 2.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 16505?
16505 is in Erie, Pennsylvania, in Erie County, part of the Erie, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1191, -80.1279.
What county is 16505 in?
16505 lies in Erie County.
What area code is 16505?
Erie uses area codes 814 and 582, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 16505 in?
16505 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 16505?
About 15,270 people live in ZIP code 16505, in 7,345 households, at 1,310.8 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 16505?
$72,938 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 16505?
The closest are 16502 (1.5 mi), 16501 (2 mi), 16512 (2.3 mi), 16522 (2.3 mi) and 16530 (2.3 mi).
Is 16505 a PO Box ZIP code?
16505 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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