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16820

ZIP 16820 is Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, in Centre County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Centre
Metro area
State College, PA
Population
1,457
Coordinates
40.9200, -77.3869
☼ Live from 16820 — Aaronsburg, PA

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Where 16820 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16820
  • 🔢 Type 16820 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,820 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 29 × 29. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000110110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16805 (State College, PA, 26 mi away) and 16821 (Allport, PA, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16820 becomes 02861 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pawtucket, RI, 320 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01826, 01862, 02186, 02816, 02861, 06128, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86021 in Colorado City, AZ, 1,928 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,115 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16820 and you would come out at 40.92°S, 102.61°E — 960 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 16.1 square miles of land, 16820 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,457This ZIP1,457
Households456This ZIP456
Housing units509This ZIP509
Median age25.6This ZIP25.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$83,900This ZIP$83,900Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$263,600This ZIP$263,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,219This ZIP$1,219Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%This ZIP17.8%
Mean commute30.9 minThis ZIP30.9 min
Population density90.6 / sq miThis ZIP90.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees738This ZIP738
Annual payroll$125,304,000This ZIP$125,304,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$29,227,000This ZIP$29,227,000

Land area

Land area16.09 sq miThis ZIP16.09 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 16820

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ZIP codes near 16820

ZIPCityDistance
16882 Woodward, PA 2.7 mi
16872 Rebersburg, PA 3.6 mi
16854 Millheim, PA 4.7 mi
17885 Weikert, PA 5.3 mi
16832 Coburn, PA 5.7 mi
16852 Madisonburg, PA 8.0 mi
17747 Loganton, PA 8.3 mi
17845 Millmont, PA 9.5 mi
16848 Lamar, PA 9.9 mi
17835 Laurelton, PA 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16820?

16820 is in Aaronsburg, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9200, -77.3869.

What county is 16820 in?

16820 lies in Centre County.

What area code is 16820?

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

What time zone is 16820 in?

16820 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16820?

About 1,457 people live in ZIP code 16820, in 456 households, at 90.6 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 16820?

$83,900 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16820?

The closest are 16882 (2.7 mi), 16872 (3.6 mi), 16854 (4.7 mi), 17885 (5.3 mi) and 16832 (5.7 mi).

Is 16820 a PO Box ZIP code?

16820 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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