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16617

ZIP 16617 is Bellwood, Pennsylvania, in Blair County; area codes 582 and 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Blair
Metro area
Altoona, PA
Population
2,392
Coordinates
40.6034, -78.3298
☼ Live from 16617 — Bellwood, PA

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Where 16617 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16617
  • 🔢 Type 16617 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIggI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,617 = 3 × 29 × 191. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000011101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16616 (Beccaria, PA, 13 mi away) and 16619 (Blandburg, PA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16617 becomes 71661 — and that is a real ZIP code: Parkdale, AR, 891 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11766, 16671, 61761, 66117, 66711, 71166, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76116 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,188 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,067 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16617 and you would come out at 40.60°S, 101.67°E — 989 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 16617 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,392This ZIP2,392
Households974This ZIP974
Housing units1,063This ZIP1,063
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$52,609This ZIP$52,609Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$145,500This ZIP$145,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$921This ZIP$921Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density1,616.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,616.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments65This ZIP65
Employees487This ZIP487
Annual payroll$21,112,000This ZIP$21,112,000
Tax returns filed1,300This ZIP1,300
Total adjusted gross income$72,929,000This ZIP$72,929,000

Land area

Land area1.48 sq miThis ZIP1.48 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 16617

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ZIP codes near 16617

ZIPCityDistance
16684 Tipton, PA 2.8 mi
16601 Altoona, PA 4.2 mi
16686 Tyrone, PA 6.6 mi
16619 Blandburg, PA 7.1 mi
16603 Altoona, PA 8.2 mi
16639 Fallentimber, PA 8.9 mi
16602 Altoona, PA 8.9 mi
16636 Dysart, PA 9.0 mi
16680 Smithmill, PA 10.0 mi
16644 Glasgow, PA 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16617?

16617 is in Bellwood, Pennsylvania, in Blair County, part of the Altoona, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6034, -78.3298.

What county is 16617 in?

16617 lies in Blair County.

What area code is 16617?

Bellwood uses area codes 582 and 814, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 16617 in?

16617 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16617?

About 2,392 people live in ZIP code 16617, in 974 households, at 1,616.2 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 16617?

$52,609 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16617?

The closest are 16684 (2.8 mi), 16601 (4.2 mi), 16686 (6.6 mi), 16619 (7.1 mi) and 16603 (8.2 mi).

Is 16617 a PO Box ZIP code?

16617 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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