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Where 16563 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 16563 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgSgI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 16,563 = 3 × 5521. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100000010110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16553 (Erie, PA, 5 mi away) and 16565 (Erie, PA, 6 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 16563 becomes 36561 — and that is a real ZIP code: Orange Beach, AL, 919 miles away.
- 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13656, 13665, 15366, 15636, 15663, 16365, …). The farthest-flung twin is 36561 in Orange Beach, AL, 919 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
- 🎯981 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16563 and you would come out at 42.12°S, 100.01°E — 1,118 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
- 📏 At 0.437 square miles of land, 16563 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 212 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,607This ZIP1,607 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 4This ZIP4 |
| Median age | 20.1This ZIP20.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 77.1%This ZIP77.1% |
| Mean commute | 17.2 minThis ZIP17.2 min |
| Population density | 3,677.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,677.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 16563
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 16563
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
16510 | Erie, PA | 1.7 mi |
16504 | Erie, PA | 3.3 mi |
16511 | Erie, PA | 3.6 mi |
16546 | Erie, PA | 3.6 mi |
16503 | Erie, PA | 3.9 mi |
16421 | Harborcreek, PA | 4.3 mi |
16509 | Erie, PA | 5.0 mi |
16512 | Erie, PA | 5.2 mi |
16522 | Erie, PA | 5.2 mi |
16530 | Erie, PA | 5.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 16563?
16563 is in Erie, Pennsylvania, in Erie County, part of the Erie, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1178, -79.9858.
What county is 16563 in?
16563 lies in Erie County.
What area code is 16563?
Erie uses area codes 814 and 582, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 16563 in?
16563 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 16563?
About 1,607 people live in ZIP code 16563, at 3,677.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 16563?
The closest are 16510 (1.7 mi), 16504 (3.3 mi), 16511 (3.6 mi), 16546 (3.6 mi) and 16503 (3.9 mi).
Is 16563 a PO Box ZIP code?
16563 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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