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16624

ZIP 16624 is Chest Springs, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cambria
Metro area
Johnstown, PA
Population
253
Coordinates
40.5651, -78.6067
☼ Live from 16624 — Chest Springs, PA

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Where 16624 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16624
  • 🔢 Type 16624 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZggI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,624 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1039. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000011110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16623 (Cassville, PA, 36 mi away) and 16625 (Claysburg, PA, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16624 becomes 42661, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12466, 14626, 16246, 16426, 21664, 26146, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66412 in Bremen, KS, 958 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,053 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16624 and you would come out at 40.57°S, 101.39°E — 1,000 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 2.9 square miles of land, 16624 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population253This ZIP253
Households93This ZIP93
Housing units107This ZIP107
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$58,438This ZIP$58,438Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$202,500This ZIP$202,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%This ZIP29.9%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density87.1 / sq miThis ZIP87.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees30This ZIP30
Annual payroll$1,545,000This ZIP$1,545,000

Land area

Land area2.91 sq miThis ZIP2.91 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 16624

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 16624

ZIPCityDistance
15940 Loretto, PA 3.3 mi
16613 Ashville, PA 4.4 mi
16641 Gallitzin, PA 4.4 mi
16629 Coupon, PA 5.2 mi
16636 Dysart, PA 6.0 mi
16668 Patton, PA 6.1 mi
15722 Carrolltown, PA 6.5 mi
16630 Cresson, PA 7.2 mi
15773 Saint Benedict, PA 7.9 mi
15737 Elmora, PA 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16624?

16624 is in Chest Springs, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County, part of the Johnstown, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5651, -78.6067.

What county is 16624 in?

16624 lies in Cambria County.

What area code is 16624?

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

What time zone is 16624 in?

16624 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16624?

About 253 people live in ZIP code 16624, in 93 households, at 87.1 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 16624?

$58,438 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16624?

The closest are 15940 (3.3 mi), 16613 (4.4 mi), 16641 (4.4 mi), 16629 (5.2 mi) and 16636 (6 mi).

Is 16624 a PO Box ZIP code?

16624 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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