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16828

ZIP 16828 is Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, in Centre County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Centre
Metro area
State College, PA
Population
5,000
Coordinates
40.8043, -77.6959
☼ Live from 16828 — Centre Hall, PA

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Where 16828 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16828
  • 🔢 Type 16828 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,828 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 601. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000110111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16827 (Boalsburg, PA, 5 mi away) and 16829 (Clarence, PA, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16828 becomes 82861, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12886, 16882, 18628, 18826, 26818, 28168, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88126 in Pep, NM, 1,485 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,100 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16828 and you would come out at 40.80°S, 102.30°E — 969 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 55.8 square miles of land, 16828 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,000This ZIP5,000
Households2,093This ZIP2,093
Housing units2,321This ZIP2,321
Median age50.7This ZIP50.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$76,468This ZIP$76,468Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$273,800This ZIP$273,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,163This ZIP$1,163Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.1%This ZIP29.1%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density89.7 / sq miThis ZIP89.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments127This ZIP127
Employees1,297This ZIP1,297
Annual payroll$51,566,000This ZIP$51,566,000
Tax returns filed2,270This ZIP2,270
Total adjusted gross income$179,215,000This ZIP$179,215,000

Land area

Land area55.75 sq miThis ZIP55.75 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 16828

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ZIP codes near 16828

ZIPCityDistance
16827 Boalsburg, PA 4.7 mi
16851 Lemont, PA 5.6 mi
16875 Spring Mills, PA 6.2 mi
16801 State College, PA 7.8 mi
16804 State College, PA 8.6 mi
16805 State College, PA 8.6 mi
16802 University Park, PA 8.8 mi
16856 Mingoville, PA 8.9 mi
16823 Bellefonte, PA 9.4 mi
17084 Reedsville, PA 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16828?

16828 is in Centre Hall, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8043, -77.6959.

What county is 16828 in?

16828 lies in Centre County.

What area code is 16828?

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

What time zone is 16828 in?

16828 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16828?

About 5,000 people live in ZIP code 16828, in 2,093 households, at 89.7 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 16828?

$76,468 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16828?

The closest are 16827 (4.7 mi), 16851 (5.6 mi), 16875 (6.2 mi), 16801 (7.8 mi) and 16804 (8.6 mi).

Is 16828 a PO Box ZIP code?

16828 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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