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Where 16506 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 16506 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOSgI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 16,506 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 131. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100000001111010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16505 (Erie, PA, 4 mi away) and 16507 (Erie, PA, 6 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 16506 becomes 60561 — and that is a real ZIP code: Darien, IL, 403 miles away.
- 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01566, 05661, 06156, 06516, 06615, 10566, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66501 in Mc Farland, KS, 868 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
- 🎯972 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16506 and you would come out at 42.06°S, 99.84°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 13.6 square miles of land, 16506 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 24,070This ZIP24,070 |
|---|---|
| Households | 10,144This ZIP10,144 |
| Housing units | 10,568This ZIP10,568 |
| Median age | 44.5This ZIP44.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $81,060This ZIP$81,060Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $237,300This ZIP$237,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,216This ZIP$1,216Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 39.4%This ZIP39.4% |
| Mean commute | 17.4 minThis ZIP17.4 min |
| Population density | 1,772.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,772.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 622This ZIP622 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 10,383This ZIP10,383 |
| Annual payroll | $496,393,000This ZIP$496,393,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 12,510This ZIP12,510 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,171,245,000This ZIP$1,171,245,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 13.58 sq miThis ZIP13.58 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi |
Other place names in 16506
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 16506
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
16508 | Erie, PA | 4.1 mi |
16505 | Erie, PA | 4.1 mi |
16415 | Fairview, PA | 4.2 mi |
16502 | Erie, PA | 4.3 mi |
16501 | Erie, PA | 5.3 mi |
16509 | Erie, PA | 5.7 mi |
16426 | Mc Kean, PA | 5.7 mi |
16512 | Erie, PA | 5.8 mi |
16522 | Erie, PA | 5.8 mi |
16530 | Erie, PA | 5.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 16506?
16506 is in Erie, Pennsylvania, in Erie County, part of the Erie, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0630, -80.1560.
What county is 16506 in?
16506 lies in Erie County.
What area code is 16506?
Erie uses area codes 814 and 582, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 16506 in?
16506 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 16506?
About 24,070 people live in ZIP code 16506, in 10,144 households, at 1,772.5 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 16506?
$81,060 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 16506?
The closest are 16508 (4.1 mi), 16505 (4.1 mi), 16415 (4.2 mi), 16502 (4.3 mi) and 16501 (5.3 mi).
Is 16506 a PO Box ZIP code?
16506 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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