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16679

ZIP 16679 is Six Mile Run, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bedford
Metro area
none
Population
656
Coordinates
40.1553, -78.1944
☼ Live from 16679 — Six Mile Run, PA

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16679
  • 🔢 Type 16679 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLggI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,679 = 13 × 1283. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000100100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16678 (Saxton, PA, 5 mi away) and 16680 (Smithmill, PA, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16679 becomes 97661, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17966, 61769, 69167, 71966, 76196, 76691, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96716 in Hanapepe, HI, 4,817 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,077 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16679 and you would come out at 40.16°S, 101.81°E — 966 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 22.7 square miles of land, 16679 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population656This ZIP656
Households253This ZIP253
Housing units335This ZIP335
Median age53.5This ZIP53.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$50,893This ZIP$50,893Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$90,400This ZIP$90,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$833This ZIP$833Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher1.7%This ZIP1.7%
Mean commute37.6 minThis ZIP37.6 min
Population density28.9 / sq miThis ZIP28.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees49This ZIP49
Annual payroll$660,000This ZIP$660,000
Tax returns filed320This ZIP320
Total adjusted gross income$14,826,000This ZIP$14,826,000

Land area

Land area22.68 sq miThis ZIP22.68 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 16679

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ZIP codes near 16679

ZIPCityDistance
16633 Defiance, PA 2.0 mi
16672 Riddlesburg, PA 3.1 mi
16694 Wood, PA 4.0 mi
16634 Dudley, PA 4.0 mi
16678 Saxton, PA 5.3 mi
16691 Wells Tannery, PA 5.9 mi
16650 Hopewell, PA 6.0 mi
16674 Robertsdale, PA 6.4 mi
16689 Waterfall, PA 8.0 mi
16695 Woodbury, PA 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16679?

16679 is in Six Mile Run, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. Its published point location is 40.1553, -78.1944.

What county is 16679 in?

16679 lies in Bedford County.

What area code is 16679?

Six Mile Run uses area code 814, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 16679 in?

16679 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16679?

About 656 people live in ZIP code 16679, in 253 households, at 28.9 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 16679?

$50,893 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16679?

The closest are 16633 (2 mi), 16672 (3.1 mi), 16694 (4 mi), 16634 (4 mi) and 16678 (5.3 mi).

Is 16679 a PO Box ZIP code?

16679 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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