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16656

ZIP 16656 is Irvona, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clearfield
Metro area
DuBois, PA
Population
1,148
Coordinates
40.8072, -78.5560
☼ Live from 16656 — Irvona, PA

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Where 16656 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16656
  • 🔢 Type 16656 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSggI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,656 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 347. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000100010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16655 (Imler, PA, 40 mi away) and 16657 (James Creek, PA, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16656 becomes 65661 — and that is a real ZIP code: Greenfield, MO, 849 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15666, 16665, 56166, 56661, 61656, 65616, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66615 in Topeka, KS, 925 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,055 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16656 and you would come out at 40.81°S, 101.44°E — 1,006 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 27.2 square miles of land, 16656 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,148This ZIP1,148
Households490This ZIP490
Housing units555This ZIP555
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$48,071This ZIP$48,071Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$101,200This ZIP$101,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$718This ZIP$718Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%This ZIP15.9%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density42.2 / sq miThis ZIP42.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees83This ZIP83
Annual payroll$1,958,000This ZIP$1,958,000
Tax returns filed520This ZIP520
Total adjusted gross income$28,915,000This ZIP$28,915,000

Land area

Land area27.22 sq miThis ZIP27.22 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 16656

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ZIP codes near 16656

ZIPCityDistance
16645 Glen Hope, PA 2.9 mi
15753 La Jose, PA 4.3 mi
16627 Coalport, PA 4.6 mi
16861 New Millport, PA 5.0 mi
16661 Madera, PA 5.2 mi
16616 Beccaria, PA 5.7 mi
16640 Flinton, PA 6.9 mi
16644 Glasgow, PA 7.8 mi
16863 Olanta, PA 8.1 mi
16671 Ramey, PA 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16656?

16656 is in Irvona, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, part of the DuBois, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8072, -78.5560.

What county is 16656 in?

16656 lies in Clearfield County.

What area code is 16656?

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

What time zone is 16656 in?

16656 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16656?

About 1,148 people live in ZIP code 16656, in 490 households, at 42.2 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 16656?

$48,071 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16656?

The closest are 16645 (2.9 mi), 15753 (4.3 mi), 16627 (4.6 mi), 16861 (5 mi) and 16661 (5.2 mi).

Is 16656 a PO Box ZIP code?

16656 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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