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Where 16659 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 16659 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSggI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 16,659 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 617. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100000100010011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16657 (James Creek, PA, 17 mi away) and 16660 (Mc Connellstown, PA, 28 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 16659 becomes 95661 — and that is a real ZIP code: Roseville, CA, 2,266 miles away.
- 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15696, 16695, 56169, 56619, 61569, 61956, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96516 in FPO AA, a military post office, 5,423 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 58% 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 16659 and you would come out at 40.16°S, 101.61°E — 975 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
- 📏 At 1.6 square miles of land, 16659 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 255This ZIP255 |
|---|---|
| Households | 97This ZIP97 |
| Housing units | 108This ZIP108 |
| Median age | 27.8This ZIP27.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $72,656This ZIP$72,656Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $162,500This ZIP$162,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $487This ZIP$487Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 15.3%This ZIP15.3% |
| Mean commute | 30.9 minThis ZIP30.9 min |
| Population density | 155.5 / sq miThis ZIP155.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 10This ZIP10 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 48This ZIP48 |
| Annual payroll | $1,414,000This ZIP$1,414,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 140This ZIP140 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $7,171,000This ZIP$7,171,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.64 sq miThis ZIP1.64 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 16659
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
16664 | New Enterprise, PA | 2.1 mi |
16695 | Woodbury, PA | 4.1 mi |
16650 | Hopewell, PA | 6.1 mi |
16667 | Osterburg, PA | 7.4 mi |
16655 | Imler, PA | 7.7 mi |
16631 | Curryville, PA | 8.0 mi |
16672 | Riddlesburg, PA | 8.2 mi |
16633 | Defiance, PA | 8.2 mi |
16682 | Sproul, PA | 8.5 mi |
16670 | Queen, PA | 9.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 16659?
16659 is in Loysburg, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. Its published point location is 40.1600, -78.3883.
What county is 16659 in?
16659 lies in Bedford County.
What area code is 16659?
Loysburg uses area code 814, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 16659 in?
16659 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 16659?
About 255 people live in ZIP code 16659, in 97 households, at 155.5 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 16659?
$72,656 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 16659?
The closest are 16664 (2.1 mi), 16695 (4.1 mi), 16650 (6.1 mi), 16667 (7.4 mi) and 16655 (7.7 mi).
Is 16659 a PO Box ZIP code?
16659 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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