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16748

ZIP 16748 is Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania, mostly in Potter County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Potter +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,908
Coordinates
41.9420, -78.1448
☼ Live from 16748 — Shinglehouse, PA

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Where 16748 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16748
  • 🔢 Type 16748 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhLgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,748 = 2 × 2 × 53 × 79. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000101101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16746 (Roulette, PA, 10 mi away) and 16749 (Smethport, PA, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16748 becomes 84761 — and that is a real ZIP code: Parowan, UT, 1,849 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14786, 14867, 14876, 16847, 16874, 17846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84761 in Parowan, UT, 1,849 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,075 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16748 and you would come out at 41.94°S, 101.86°E — 1,034 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 108.9 square miles of land, 16748 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 83 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,908This ZIP2,908
Households1,181This ZIP1,181
Housing units1,617This ZIP1,617
Median age44.7This ZIP44.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$61,250This ZIP$61,250Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$104,000This ZIP$104,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$745This ZIP$745Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%This ZIP15.3%
Mean commute23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min
Population density26.7 / sq miThis ZIP26.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees399This ZIP399
Annual payroll$22,019,000This ZIP$22,019,000
Tax returns filed1,200This ZIP1,200
Total adjusted gross income$77,500,000This ZIP$77,500,000

Land area

Land area108.91 sq miThis ZIP108.91 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Counties 16748 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Potter County 76.7%
McKean County 23.3%

Other place names in 16748

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ZIP codes near 16748

ZIPCityDistance
14754 Little Genesee, NY 6.2 mi
14708 Alma, NY 6.8 mi
16750 Turtlepoint, PA 8.1 mi
14721 Ceres, NY 8.2 mi
14715 Bolivar, NY 9.3 mi
14774 Richburg, NY 10.1 mi
16746 Roulette, PA 10.3 mi
14770 Portville, NY 10.4 mi
14707 Allentown, NY 10.6 mi
16731 Eldred, PA 11.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16748?

16748 is in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania, in Potter County. Its published point location is 41.9420, -78.1448.

What county is 16748 in?

16748 spans 2 counties: Potter County and McKean County. Most of it falls in Potter 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 16748?

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

What time zone is 16748 in?

16748 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16748?

About 2,908 people live in ZIP code 16748, in 1,181 households, at 26.7 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 16748?

$61,250 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16748?

The closest are 14754 (6.2 mi), 14708 (6.8 mi), 16750 (8.1 mi), 14721 (8.2 mi) and 14715 (9.3 mi).

Is 16748 a PO Box ZIP code?

16748 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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