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16743

ZIP 16743 is Port Allegany, Pennsylvania, mostly in McKean County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
McKean +1 more
Metro area
Bradford, PA
Population
4,061
Coordinates
41.7676, -78.2330
☼ Live from 16743 — Port Allegany, PA

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Where 16743 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16743
  • 🔢 Type 16743 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhLgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,743 = 3 × 5581. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000101100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16740 (Mount Jewett, PA, 16 mi away) and 16744 (Rew, PA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16743 becomes 34761 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ocoee, FL, 930 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13476, 13647, 13674, 13746, 14736, 16347, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76134 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,221 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,070 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16743 and you would come out at 41.77°S, 101.77°E — 1,030 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 101.3 square miles of land, 16743 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 77 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,061This ZIP4,061
Households1,642This ZIP1,642
Housing units1,928This ZIP1,928
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$54,083This ZIP$54,083Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$120,600This ZIP$120,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$770This ZIP$770Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%This ZIP20.9%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density40.1 / sq miThis ZIP40.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments75This ZIP75
Employees721This ZIP721
Annual payroll$34,893,000This ZIP$34,893,000
Tax returns filed1,790This ZIP1,790
Total adjusted gross income$99,925,000This ZIP$99,925,000

Land area

Land area101.29 sq miThis ZIP101.29 sq mi
Water area0.46 sq miThis ZIP0.46 sq mi

Counties 16743 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
McKean County 88.4%
Potter County 11.6%

Other place names in 16743

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ZIP codes near 16743

ZIPCityDistance
16746 Roulette, PA 6.0 mi
16724 Crosby, PA 8.2 mi
16749 Smethport, PA 9.7 mi
16750 Turtlepoint, PA 9.7 mi
16730 East Smethport, PA 10.4 mi
16748 Shinglehouse, PA 12.9 mi
16915 Coudersport, PA 14.0 mi
16731 Eldred, PA 14.3 mi
16720 Austin, PA 16.2 mi
16740 Mount Jewett, PA 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16743?

16743 is in Port Allegany, Pennsylvania, in McKean County, part of the Bradford, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7676, -78.2330.

What county is 16743 in?

16743 spans 2 counties: McKean County and Potter County. Most of it falls in McKean County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 16743?

Port Allegany uses area code 814, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 16743 in?

16743 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16743?

About 4,061 people live in ZIP code 16743, in 1,642 households, at 40.1 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 16743?

$54,083 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16743?

The closest are 16746 (6 mi), 16724 (8.2 mi), 16749 (9.7 mi), 16750 (9.7 mi) and 16730 (10.4 mi).

Is 16743 a PO Box ZIP code?

16743 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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