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16823

ZIP 16823 is Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, in Centre County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Centre
Metro area
State College, PA
Population
29,126
Coordinates
40.9312, -77.7591
☼ Live from 16823 — Bellefonte, PA

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Where 16823 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16823
  • 🔢 Type 16823 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 16823 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000110110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16822 (Beech Creek, PA, 14 mi away) and 16825 (Bigler, PA, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16823 becomes 32861 — and that is a real ZIP code: Orlando, FL, 877 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12836, 12863, 13628, 13682, 13826, 13862, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86321 in Bagdad, AZ, 1,966 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,096 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16823 and you would come out at 40.93°S, 102.24°E — 977 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 124.5 square miles of land, 16823 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 94 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,126This ZIP29,126
Households11,293This ZIP11,293
Housing units11,977This ZIP11,977
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$76,245This ZIP$76,245Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$272,800This ZIP$272,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,045This ZIP$1,045Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%This ZIP28.0%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density234.0 / sq miThis ZIP234.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments498This ZIP498
Employees5,730This ZIP5,730
Annual payroll$291,205,000This ZIP$291,205,000
Tax returns filed12,480This ZIP12,480
Total adjusted gross income$873,877,000This ZIP$873,877,000

Land area

Land area124.47 sq miThis ZIP124.47 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 16823

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

ZIP codes near 16823

ZIPCityDistance
16853 Milesburg, PA 1.5 mi
16856 Mingoville, PA 5.7 mi
16835 Fleming, PA 6.4 mi
16841 Howard, PA 8.0 mi
16851 Lemont, PA 8.5 mi
16844 Julian, PA 9.2 mi
16828 Centre Hall, PA 9.4 mi
16802 University Park, PA 10.7 mi
16874 Snow Shoe, PA 10.7 mi
16804 State College, PA 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16823?

16823 is in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9312, -77.7591.

What county is 16823 in?

16823 lies in Centre County.

What area code is 16823?

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

What time zone is 16823 in?

16823 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16823?

About 29,126 people live in ZIP code 16823, in 11,293 households, at 234.0 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 16823?

$76,245 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16823?

The closest are 16853 (1.5 mi), 16856 (5.7 mi), 16835 (6.4 mi), 16841 (8 mi) and 16851 (8.5 mi).

Is 16823 a PO Box ZIP code?

16823 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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