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16844

ZIP 16844 is Julian, Pennsylvania, in Centre County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Centre
Metro area
State College, PA
Population
2,606
Coordinates
40.9128, -77.9326
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Where 16844 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16844
  • 🔢 Type 16844 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,844 = 2 × 2 × 4211. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16843 (Hyde, PA, 28 mi away) and 16845 (Karthaus, PA, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16844 becomes 44861 — and that is a real ZIP code: Old Fort, OH, 272 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14468, 14486, 14846, 14864, 18446, 18464, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86441 in Dolan Springs, AZ, 1,993 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,087 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16844 and you would come out at 40.91°S, 102.07°E — 983 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 62.0 square miles of land, 16844 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 47 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,606This ZIP2,606
Households1,016This ZIP1,016
Housing units1,109This ZIP1,109
Median age47.9This ZIP47.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$85,147This ZIP$85,147Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$228,300This ZIP$228,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$873This ZIP$873Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%This ZIP22.4%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density42.1 / sq miThis ZIP42.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees107This ZIP107
Annual payroll$4,430,000This ZIP$4,430,000
Tax returns filed1,280This ZIP1,280
Total adjusted gross income$87,762,000This ZIP$87,762,000

Land area

Land area61.95 sq miThis ZIP61.95 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 16844

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ZIP codes near 16844

ZIPCityDistance
16835 Fleming, PA 2.9 mi
16874 Snow Shoe, PA 5.1 mi
16803 State College, PA 7.5 mi
16853 Milesburg, PA 7.9 mi
16802 University Park, PA 8.7 mi
16804 State College, PA 9.1 mi
16805 State College, PA 9.1 mi
16823 Bellefonte, PA 9.2 mi
16851 Lemont, PA 9.7 mi
16870 Port Matilda, PA 9.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16844?

16844 is in Julian, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9128, -77.9326.

What county is 16844 in?

16844 lies in Centre County.

What area code is 16844?

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

What time zone is 16844 in?

16844 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16844?

About 2,606 people live in ZIP code 16844, in 1,016 households, at 42.1 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 16844?

$85,147 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16844?

The closest are 16835 (2.9 mi), 16874 (5.1 mi), 16803 (7.5 mi), 16853 (7.9 mi) and 16802 (8.7 mi).

Is 16844 a PO Box ZIP code?

16844 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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