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16749

ZIP 16749 is Smethport, Pennsylvania, in McKean County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
McKean
Metro area
Bradford, PA
Population
3,777
Coordinates
41.7598, -78.4210
☼ Live from 16749 — Smethport, PA

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Where 16749 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16749
  • 🔢 Type 16749 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhLgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,749 = 3 × 3 × 1861. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000101101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16748 (Shinglehouse, PA, 19 mi away) and 16750 (Turtlepoint, PA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16749 becomes 94761, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14769, 16947, 17946, 17964, 46791, 46917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96741 in Kalaheo, HI, 4,777 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,060 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16749 and you would come out at 41.76°S, 101.58°E — 1,038 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 185.7 square miles of land, 16749 is bigger than 90% of ZIP codes — room for about 141 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,777This ZIP3,777
Households1,600This ZIP1,600
Housing units2,211This ZIP2,211
Median age52.7This ZIP52.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$72,250This ZIP$72,250Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$120,100This ZIP$120,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$777This ZIP$777Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%This ZIP20.1%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density20.3 / sq miThis ZIP20.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments81This ZIP81
Employees807This ZIP807
Annual payroll$36,920,000This ZIP$36,920,000
Tax returns filed1,740This ZIP1,740
Total adjusted gross income$101,979,000This ZIP$101,979,000

Land area

Land area185.65 sq miThis ZIP185.65 sq mi
Water area0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi

Other place names in 16749

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 16749

ZIPCityDistance
16724 Crosby, PA 1.9 mi
16730 East Smethport, PA 4.0 mi
16726 Cyclone, PA 8.5 mi
16740 Mount Jewett, PA 8.7 mi
16733 Hazel Hurst, PA 8.8 mi
16743 Port Allegany, PA 9.7 mi
16744 Rew, PA 11.1 mi
16750 Turtlepoint, PA 11.8 mi
16732 Gifford, PA 11.8 mi
16745 Rixford, PA 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16749?

16749 is in Smethport, Pennsylvania, in McKean County, part of the Bradford, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7598, -78.4210.

What county is 16749 in?

16749 lies in McKean County.

What area code is 16749?

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

What time zone is 16749 in?

16749 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16749?

About 3,777 people live in ZIP code 16749, in 1,600 households, at 20.3 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 16749?

$72,250 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16749?

The closest are 16724 (1.9 mi), 16730 (4 mi), 16726 (8.5 mi), 16740 (8.7 mi) and 16733 (8.8 mi).

Is 16749 a PO Box ZIP code?

16749 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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