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16637

ZIP 16637 is East Freedom, Pennsylvania, in Blair County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Blair
Metro area
Altoona, PA
Population
2,345
Coordinates
40.3422, -78.4708
☼ Live from 16637 — East Freedom, PA

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Where 16637 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16637
  • 🔢 Type 16637 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEggI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,637 = 127 × 131. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16636 (Dysart, PA, 18 mi away) and 16638 (Entriken, PA, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16637 becomes 73661 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rocky, OK, 1,175 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13667, 13676, 16367, 16673, 17366, 36617, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76631 in Bynum, TX, 1,179 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,061 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16637 and you would come out at 40.34°S, 101.53°E — 986 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 19.6 square miles of land, 16637 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,345This ZIP2,345
Households1,129This ZIP1,129
Housing units1,158This ZIP1,158
Median age56.9This ZIP56.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$56,083This ZIP$56,083Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$120,400This ZIP$120,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$979This ZIP$979Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute20.0 minThis ZIP20.0 min
Population density119.4 / sq miThis ZIP119.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments34This ZIP34
Employees175This ZIP175
Annual payroll$6,009,000This ZIP$6,009,000
Tax returns filed1,120This ZIP1,120
Total adjusted gross income$60,897,000This ZIP$60,897,000

Land area

Land area19.64 sq miThis ZIP19.64 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 16637

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ZIP codes near 16637

ZIPCityDistance
16665 Newry, PA 3.7 mi
16635 Duncansville, PA 4.5 mi
16625 Claysburg, PA 4.9 mi
16682 Sproul, PA 4.9 mi
16673 Roaring Spring, PA 5.0 mi
16670 Queen, PA 6.1 mi
15946 Portage, PA 8.0 mi
16655 Imler, PA 8.1 mi
16631 Curryville, PA 8.1 mi
15938 Lilly, PA 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16637?

16637 is in East Freedom, Pennsylvania, in Blair County, part of the Altoona, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3422, -78.4708.

What county is 16637 in?

16637 lies in Blair County.

What area code is 16637?

East Freedom uses area code 814, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 16637 in?

16637 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16637?

About 2,345 people live in ZIP code 16637, in 1,129 households, at 119.4 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 16637?

$56,083 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16637?

The closest are 16665 (3.7 mi), 16635 (4.5 mi), 16625 (4.9 mi), 16682 (4.9 mi) and 16673 (5 mi).

Is 16637 a PO Box ZIP code?

16637 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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