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16840

ZIP 16840 is Hawk Run, 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
476
Coordinates
40.9243, -78.2031
☼ Live from 16840 — Hawk Run, PA

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Where 16840 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16840
  • 🔢 Type 16840 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,840 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 421. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16839 (Grassflat, PA, 7 mi away) and 16841 (Howard, PA, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16840 becomes 04861 — and that is a real ZIP code: Thomaston, ME, 509 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01468, 01864, 04681, 04861, 06418, 06481, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86401 in Kingman, AZ, 1,961 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,073 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16840 and you would come out at 40.92°S, 101.80°E — 996 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 0.345 square miles of land, 16840 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 167 football fields.
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People and housing

Population476This ZIP476
Households151This ZIP151
Housing units151This ZIP151
Median age28.4This ZIP28.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$46,540This ZIP$46,540Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home valueunder $10,000This ZIPunder $10,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%This ZIP25.2%
Population density1,379.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,379.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees9This ZIP9
Annual payroll$88,000This ZIP$88,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$9,967,000This ZIP$9,967,000

Land area

Land area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 16840

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ZIP codes near 16840

ZIPCityDistance
16860 Munson, PA 1.5 mi
16821 Allport, PA 2.4 mi
16879 Winburne, PA 4.3 mi
16866 Philipsburg, PA 4.4 mi
16849 Lanse, PA 5.2 mi
16876 Wallaceton, PA 5.3 mi
16858 Morrisdale, PA 5.5 mi
16847 Kylertown, PA 5.5 mi
16666 Osceola Mills, PA 7.0 mi
16825 Bigler, PA 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16840?

16840 is in Hawk Run, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, part of the DuBois, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9243, -78.2031.

What county is 16840 in?

16840 lies in Clearfield County.

What area code is 16840?

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

What time zone is 16840 in?

16840 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16840?

About 476 people live in ZIP code 16840, in 151 households, at 1,379.7 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 16840?

$46,540 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16840?

The closest are 16860 (1.5 mi), 16821 (2.4 mi), 16879 (4.3 mi), 16866 (4.4 mi) and 16849 (5.2 mi).

Is 16840 a PO Box ZIP code?

16840 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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