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16836

ZIP 16836 is Frenchville, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clearfield
Metro area
DuBois, PA
Population
1,057
Coordinates
41.1455, -78.2648
☼ Live from 16836 — Frenchville, PA

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Where 16836 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16836
  • 🔢 Type 16836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,836 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 23 × 61. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16835 (Fleming, PA, 26 mi away) and 16837 (Glen Richey, PA, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16836 becomes 63861, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13668, 16368, 16638, 16683, 16863, 18636, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83661 in Payette, ID, 1,947 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,069 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16836 and you would come out at 41.15°S, 101.74°E — 1,007 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 123.6 square miles of land, 16836 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 94 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,057This ZIP1,057
Households482This ZIP482
Housing units801This ZIP801
Median age55.2This ZIP55.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$62,841This ZIP$62,841Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$131,700This ZIP$131,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$967This ZIP$967Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%This ZIP11.9%
Mean commute33.2 minThis ZIP33.2 min
Population density8.5 / sq miThis ZIP8.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees34This ZIP34
Annual payroll$749,000This ZIP$749,000
Tax returns filed520This ZIP520
Total adjusted gross income$28,775,000This ZIP$28,775,000

Land area

Land area123.64 sq miThis ZIP123.64 sq mi
Water area0.86 sq miThis ZIP0.86 sq mi

ZIP codes near 16836

ZIPCityDistance
16850 Lecontes Mills, PA 4.4 mi
16873 Shawville, PA 7.2 mi
16881 Woodland, PA 8.7 mi
16830 Clearfield, PA 9.8 mi
16858 Morrisdale, PA 10.2 mi
16855 Mineral Springs, PA 10.7 mi
16825 Bigler, PA 11.2 mi
16834 Drifting, PA 11.3 mi
16847 Kylertown, PA 11.3 mi
16871 Pottersdale, PA 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16836?

16836 is in Frenchville, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, part of the DuBois, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1455, -78.2648.

What county is 16836 in?

16836 lies in Clearfield County.

What area code is 16836?

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

What time zone is 16836 in?

16836 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16836?

About 1,057 people live in ZIP code 16836, in 482 households, at 8.5 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 16836?

$62,841 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16836?

The closest are 16850 (4.4 mi), 16873 (7.2 mi), 16881 (8.7 mi), 16830 (9.8 mi) and 16858 (10.2 mi).

Is 16836 a PO Box ZIP code?

16836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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