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16841

ZIP 16841 is Howard, Pennsylvania, mostly in Centre County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Centre +1 more
Metro area
State College, PA
Population
6,477
Coordinates
41.0355, -77.6909
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Where 16841 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16841
  • 🔢 Type 16841 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,841 = 11 × 1531. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16840 (Hawk Run, PA, 28 mi away) and 16843 (Hyde, PA, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16841 becomes 14861 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lowman, NY, 89 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14168, 14618, 14816, 14861, 16148, 18416, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86411 in Hackberry, AZ, 1,980 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,099 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16841 and you would come out at 41.04°S, 102.31°E — 978 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 121.3 square miles of land, 16841 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 92 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,477This ZIP6,477
Households2,347This ZIP2,347
Housing units2,778This ZIP2,778
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$69,233This ZIP$69,233Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$190,200This ZIP$190,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,023This ZIP$1,023Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%This ZIP17.6%
Mean commute30.9 minThis ZIP30.9 min
Population density53.4 / sq miThis ZIP53.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments78This ZIP78
Employees521This ZIP521
Annual payroll$21,219,000This ZIP$21,219,000
Tax returns filed2,540This ZIP2,540
Total adjusted gross income$172,528,000This ZIP$172,528,000

Land area

Land area121.29 sq miThis ZIP121.29 sq mi
Water area2.97 sq miThis ZIP2.97 sq mi

Counties 16841 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Centre County 98.8%
Clinton County 1.2%

Other place names in 16841

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 16841

ZIPCityDistance
16826 Blanchard, PA 5.8 mi
16822 Beech Creek, PA 7.1 mi
16856 Mingoville, PA 7.7 mi
16823 Bellefonte, PA 8.0 mi
16853 Milesburg, PA 8.2 mi
16848 Lamar, PA 8.4 mi
16864 Orviston, PA 9.9 mi
16852 Madisonburg, PA 10.5 mi
16829 Clarence, PA 10.8 mi
17750 Mackeyville, PA 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16841?

16841 is in Howard, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0355, -77.6909.

What county is 16841 in?

16841 spans 2 counties: Centre County and Clinton County. Most of it falls in Centre County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 16841?

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

What time zone is 16841 in?

16841 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16841?

About 6,477 people live in ZIP code 16841, in 2,347 households, at 53.4 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 16841?

$69,233 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16841?

The closest are 16826 (5.8 mi), 16822 (7.1 mi), 16856 (7.7 mi), 16823 (8 mi) and 16853 (8.2 mi).

Is 16841 a PO Box ZIP code?

16841 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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