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16834

ZIP 16834 is Drifting, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clearfield
Metro area
DuBois, PA
Population
733
Coordinates
41.0517, -78.0872
☼ Live from 16834 — Drifting, PA

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Where 16834 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16834
  • 🔢 Type 16834 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,834 = 2 × 19 × 443. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16833 (Curwensville, PA, 26 mi away) and 16835 (Fleming, PA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16834 becomes 43861, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13468, 13486, 13648, 13684, 13846, 13864, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86413 in Golden Valley, AZ, 1,993 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,078 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16834 and you would come out at 41.05°S, 101.91°E — 996 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 18.1 square miles of land, 16834 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population733This ZIP733
Households251This ZIP251
Housing units297This ZIP297
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$118,204This ZIP$118,204Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$238,400This ZIP$238,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher37.8%This ZIP37.8%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density40.5 / sq miThis ZIP40.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees10This ZIP10
Annual payroll$306,000This ZIP$306,000

Land area

Land area18.11 sq miThis ZIP18.11 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

ZIP codes near 16834

ZIPCityDistance
16859 Moshannon, PA 2.4 mi
16839 Grassflat, PA 3.5 mi
16847 Kylertown, PA 5.5 mi
16849 Lanse, PA 6.4 mi
16879 Winburne, PA 6.6 mi
16858 Morrisdale, PA 7.2 mi
16874 Snow Shoe, PA 8.4 mi
16821 Allport, PA 8.6 mi
16860 Munson, PA 9.2 mi
16845 Karthaus, PA 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16834?

16834 is in Drifting, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, part of the DuBois, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0517, -78.0872.

What county is 16834 in?

16834 lies in Clearfield County.

What area code is 16834?

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

What time zone is 16834 in?

16834 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16834?

About 733 people live in ZIP code 16834, in 251 households, at 40.5 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 16834?

$118,204 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16834?

The closest are 16859 (2.4 mi), 16839 (3.5 mi), 16847 (5.5 mi), 16849 (6.4 mi) and 16879 (6.6 mi).

Is 16834 a PO Box ZIP code?

16834 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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