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16698

ZIP 16698 is in Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time. Houtzdale has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 16651.

Type
No street area
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clearfield
Metro area
DuBois, PA
Coordinates
40.8251, -78.3511

The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area of its own. Its point falls inside ZCTA 16651, whose figures describe that area — not this ZIP code.

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Where 16698 is

This ZIP code has no Census tabulation area, so there is no boundary to draw — the marker is its published point location.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16698
  • 🔢 Type 16698 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGggI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,698 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 11 × 23. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000100111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16695 (Woodbury, PA, 43 mi away) and 16699 (Cresson, PA, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16698 becomes 89661, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16689, 18966, 68961, 69168, 89166, 96816, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96861 in Camp H M Smith, HI, 4,734 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,065 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16698 and you would come out at 40.83°S, 101.65°E — 998 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
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Land area

ZIP codes near 16698

ZIPCityDistance
16620 Brisbin, PA 0.9 mi
16651 Houtzdale, PA 2.4 mi
16663 Morann, PA 2.8 mi
16666 Osceola Mills, PA 3.5 mi
16671 Ramey, PA 3.6 mi
16677 Sandy Ridge, PA 5.6 mi
16661 Madera, PA 5.8 mi
16680 Smithmill, PA 5.8 mi
16616 Beccaria, PA 6.8 mi
16878 West Decatur, PA 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16698?

16698 is in Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, part of the DuBois, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8251, -78.3511.

What county is 16698 in?

16698 lies in Clearfield County.

What area code is 16698?

Houtzdale uses area codes 814 and 582, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 16698 in?

16698 uses America/New_York.

What ZIP codes are near 16698?

The closest are 16620 (0.9 mi), 16651 (2.4 mi), 16663 (2.8 mi), 16666 (3.5 mi) and 16671 (3.6 mi).

Is 16698 a PO Box ZIP code?

Possibly. The Census map gives this ZIP code no delivery area of its own, which usually means it serves post office boxes, a single organization or a post office rather than streets of homes.

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