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16829

ZIP 16829 is Clarence, Pennsylvania, in Centre County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Centre
Metro area
State College, PA
Population
762
Coordinates
41.0849, -77.8875
☼ Live from 16829 — Clarence, PA

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Where 16829 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16829
  • 🔢 Type 16829 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 16829 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000110111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16828 (Centre Hall, PA, 22 mi away) and 16830 (Clearfield, PA, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16829 becomes 92861 — and that is a real ZIP code: Villa Park, CA, 2,226 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12986, 16928, 18629, 18962, 21869, 28169, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96218 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,861 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,089 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16829 and you would come out at 41.08°S, 102.11°E — 988 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 47.0 square miles of land, 16829 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population762This ZIP762
Households283This ZIP283
Housing units372This ZIP372
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$61,750This ZIP$61,750Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$175,900This ZIP$175,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$825This ZIP$825Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%This ZIP16.5%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density16.2 / sq miThis ZIP16.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees102This ZIP102
Annual payroll$3,203,000This ZIP$3,203,000
Tax returns filed360This ZIP360
Total adjusted gross income$21,649,000This ZIP$21,649,000

Land area

Land area47.02 sq miThis ZIP47.02 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 16829

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ZIP codes near 16829

ZIPCityDistance
16845 Karthaus, PA 2.9 mi
16864 Orviston, PA 6.7 mi
16874 Snow Shoe, PA 7.7 mi
16859 Moshannon, PA 8.5 mi
16822 Beech Creek, PA 10.0 mi
16871 Pottersdale, PA 10.7 mi
16834 Drifting, PA 10.7 mi
16841 Howard, PA 10.8 mi
16853 Milesburg, PA 11.3 mi
16844 Julian, PA 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16829?

16829 is in Clarence, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0849, -77.8875.

What county is 16829 in?

16829 lies in Centre County.

What time zone is 16829 in?

16829 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16829?

About 762 people live in ZIP code 16829, in 283 households, at 16.2 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 16829?

$61,750 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16829?

The closest are 16845 (2.9 mi), 16864 (6.7 mi), 16874 (7.7 mi), 16859 (8.5 mi) and 16822 (10 mi).

Is 16829 a PO Box ZIP code?

16829 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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