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16822

ZIP 16822 is Beech Creek, Pennsylvania, mostly in Clinton County; area code 570; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clinton +1 more
Metro area
Lock Haven, PA
Population
1,784
Coordinates
41.1373, -77.7077
☼ Live from 16822 — Beech Creek, PA

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Where 16822 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16822
  • 🔢 Type 16822 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,822 = 2 × 13 × 647. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000110110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16821 (Allport, PA, 28 mi away) and 16823 (Bellefonte, PA, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16822 becomes 22861, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12862, 16228, 18622, 21286, 21628, 21826, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81226 in Florence, CO, 1,462 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,098 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16822 and you would come out at 41.14°S, 102.29°E — 983 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 100.6 square miles of land, 16822 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,784This ZIP1,784
Households769This ZIP769
Housing units970This ZIP970
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$71,635This ZIP$71,635Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$200,000This ZIP$200,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$672This ZIP$672Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density17.7 / sq miThis ZIP17.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees231This ZIP231
Annual payroll$9,449,000This ZIP$9,449,000
Tax returns filed1,040This ZIP1,040
Total adjusted gross income$65,360,000This ZIP$65,360,000

Land area

Land area100.61 sq miThis ZIP100.61 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Counties 16822 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Clinton County 95.8%
Centre County 4.2%

Other place names in 16822

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

ZIP codes near 16822

ZIPCityDistance
16864 Orviston, PA 4.9 mi
16841 Howard, PA 7.1 mi
16826 Blanchard, PA 8.2 mi
17751 Mill Hall, PA 9.7 mi
16829 Clarence, PA 10.0 mi
16845 Karthaus, PA 11.6 mi
16848 Lamar, PA 12.6 mi
17750 Mackeyville, PA 12.9 mi
16853 Milesburg, PA 14.2 mi
17726 Castanea, PA 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16822?

16822 is in Beech Creek, Pennsylvania, in Clinton County, part of the Lock Haven, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1373, -77.7077.

What county is 16822 in?

16822 spans 2 counties: Clinton County and Centre County. Most of it falls in Clinton 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 16822?

Beech Creek uses area code 570, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 16822 in?

16822 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16822?

About 1,784 people live in ZIP code 16822, in 769 households, at 17.7 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 16822?

$71,635 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16822?

The closest are 16864 (4.9 mi), 16841 (7.1 mi), 16826 (8.2 mi), 17751 (9.7 mi) and 16829 (10 mi).

Is 16822 a PO Box ZIP code?

16822 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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