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16801

ZIP 16801 is in State College, Pennsylvania, in Centre County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time. State College has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 16803, 16804 and 16805.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Centre
Metro area
State College, PA
Population
40,774
Coordinates
40.7852, -77.8423
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Where 16801 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16801
  • 🔢 Type 16801 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,801 = 53 × 317. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000110100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16750 (Turtlepoint, PA, 81 mi away) and 16802 (University Park, PA, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16801 becomes 10861, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06118, 06811, 08611, 10168, 16018, 16108, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86011 in Flagstaff, AZ, 1,869 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,092 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16801 and you would come out at 40.79°S, 102.16°E — 975 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 31.0 square miles of land, 16801 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,774This ZIP40,774
Households16,900This ZIP16,900
Housing units19,271This ZIP19,271
Median age27.9This ZIP27.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$61,836This ZIP$61,836Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$414,600This ZIP$414,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,264This ZIP$1,264Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.6%This ZIP65.6%
Mean commute16.3 minThis ZIP16.3 min
Population density1,315.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,315.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,259This ZIP1,259
Employees17,454This ZIP17,454
Annual payroll$809,893,000This ZIP$809,893,000
Tax returns filed13,370This ZIP13,370
Total adjusted gross income$1,322,236,000This ZIP$1,322,236,000

Land area

Land area31.00 sq miThis ZIP31.00 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 16801

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ZIP codes near 16801

ZIPCityDistance
16804 State College, PA 1.1 mi
16805 State College, PA 1.1 mi
16802 University Park, PA 1.5 mi
16851 Lemont, PA 2.8 mi
16803 State College, PA 3.2 mi
16827 Boalsburg, PA 3.8 mi
16868 Pine Grove Mills, PA 4.7 mi
16865 Pennsylvania Furnace, PA 7.3 mi
16828 Centre Hall, PA 7.8 mi
16835 Fleming, PA 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16801?

16801 is in State College, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7852, -77.8423.

What county is 16801 in?

16801 lies in Centre County.

What area code is 16801?

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

What time zone is 16801 in?

16801 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16801?

About 40,774 people live in ZIP code 16801, in 16,900 households, at 1,315.2 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 16801?

$61,836 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16801?

The closest are 16804 (1.1 mi), 16805 (1.1 mi), 16802 (1.5 mi), 16851 (2.8 mi) and 16803 (3.2 mi).

Is 16801 a PO Box ZIP code?

16801 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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