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16740

ZIP 16740 is Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania, in McKean County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
McKean
Metro area
Bradford, PA
Population
878
Coordinates
41.6527, -78.5096
☼ Live from 16740 — Mount Jewett, PA

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Where 16740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16740
  • 🔢 Type 16740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,740 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 31. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000101100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16738 (Lewis Run, PA, 16 mi away) and 16743 (Port Allegany, PA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16740 becomes 04761 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Limerick, ME, 608 miles away.
  • 👥 72 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01467, 01746, 04617, 04671, 04761, 06147, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76401 in Stephenville, TX, 1,261 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,056 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16740 and you would come out at 41.65°S, 101.49°E — 1,037 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 45.1 square miles of land, 16740 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population878This ZIP878
Households394This ZIP394
Housing units568This ZIP568
Median age47.8This ZIP47.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$48,500This ZIP$48,500Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$75,300This ZIP$75,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$667This ZIP$667Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%This ZIP11.9%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density19.5 / sq miThis ZIP19.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees218This ZIP218
Annual payroll$12,649,000This ZIP$12,649,000
Tax returns filed510This ZIP510
Total adjusted gross income$28,291,000This ZIP$28,291,000

Land area

Land area45.13 sq miThis ZIP45.13 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 16740

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ZIP codes near 16740

ZIPCityDistance
16733 Hazel Hurst, PA 4.6 mi
15870 Wilcox, PA 6.1 mi
16749 Smethport, PA 8.7 mi
16724 Crosby, PA 8.9 mi
16726 Cyclone, PA 10.9 mi
16730 East Smethport, PA 12.3 mi
15857 Saint Marys, PA 13.7 mi
15834 Emporium, PA 14.3 mi
15845 Johnsonburg, PA 14.3 mi
16732 Gifford, PA 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16740?

16740 is in Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania, in McKean County, part of the Bradford, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6527, -78.5096.

What county is 16740 in?

16740 lies in McKean County.

What area code is 16740?

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

What time zone is 16740 in?

16740 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16740?

About 878 people live in ZIP code 16740, in 394 households, at 19.5 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 16740?

$48,500 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16740?

The closest are 16733 (4.6 mi), 15870 (6.1 mi), 16749 (8.7 mi), 16724 (8.9 mi) and 16726 (10.9 mi).

Is 16740 a PO Box ZIP code?

16740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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