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Where 16689 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 16689 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBggI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 16,689 = 3 × 5563. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100000100110001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16686 (Tyrone, PA, 42 mi away) and 16691 (Wells Tannery, PA, 3 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 16689 becomes 98661 — and that is a real ZIP code: Vancouver, WA, 2,259 miles away.
- 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16698, 18966, 68961, 69168, 89166, 96816, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96861 in Camp H M Smith, HI, 4,757 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
- 🎯1,083 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16689 and you would come out at 40.08°S, 101.92°E — 959 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
- 📏 At 17.4 square miles of land, 16689 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 389This ZIP389 |
|---|---|
| Households | 164This ZIP164 |
| Housing units | 180This ZIP180 |
| Median age | 39.8This ZIP39.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $60,000This ZIP$60,000Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $198,200This ZIP$198,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 14.8%This ZIP14.8% |
| Mean commute | 44.7 minThis ZIP44.7 min |
| Population density | 22.3 / sq miThis ZIP22.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 30This ZIP30 |
| Annual payroll | $886,000This ZIP$886,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 200This ZIP200 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $13,013,000This ZIP$13,013,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 17.41 sq miThis ZIP17.41 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 16689
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
16691 | Wells Tannery, PA | 3.3 mi |
17229 | Hustontown, PA | 4.0 mi |
17228 | Harrisonville, PA | 5.6 mi |
17223 | Fort Littleton, PA | 7.6 mi |
16674 | Robertsdale, PA | 7.7 mi |
16679 | Six Mile Run, PA | 8.0 mi |
16694 | Wood, PA | 8.4 mi |
17233 | Mc Connellsburg, PA | 8.6 mi |
17264 | Three Springs, PA | 8.7 mi |
16633 | Defiance, PA | 9.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 16689?
16689 is in Waterfall, Pennsylvania, in Fulton County. Its published point location is 40.0751, -78.0843.
What county is 16689 in?
16689 lies in Fulton County.
What time zone is 16689 in?
16689 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 16689?
About 389 people live in ZIP code 16689, in 164 households, at 22.3 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 16689?
$60,000 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 16689?
The closest are 16691 (3.3 mi), 17229 (4 mi), 17228 (5.6 mi), 17223 (7.6 mi) and 16674 (7.7 mi).
Is 16689 a PO Box ZIP code?
16689 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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