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16845

ZIP 16845 is Karthaus, Pennsylvania, mostly in Centre County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Centre +1 more
Metro area
State College, PA
Population
1,010
Coordinates
41.1131, -77.9277
☼ Live from 16845 — Karthaus, PA

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Where 16845 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16845
  • 🔢 Type 16845 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,845 = 3 × 5 × 1123. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16844 (Julian, PA, 14 mi away) and 16847 (Kylertown, PA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16845 becomes 54861 — and that is a real ZIP code: Odanah, WI, 737 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14568, 14586, 14856, 14865, 15468, 15486, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85614 in Green Valley, AZ, 1,930 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% 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 16845 and you would come out at 41.11°S, 102.07°E — 991 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 99.8 square miles of land, 16845 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 76 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,010This ZIP1,010
Households294This ZIP294
Housing units389This ZIP389
Median age47.3This ZIP47.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$72,770This ZIP$72,770Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$161,300This ZIP$161,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$675This ZIP$675Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%This ZIP8.1%
Mean commute44.0 minThis ZIP44.0 min
Population density10.1 / sq miThis ZIP10.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$391,000This ZIP$391,000
Tax returns filed350This ZIP350
Total adjusted gross income$18,211,000This ZIP$18,211,000

Land area

Land area99.76 sq miThis ZIP99.76 sq mi
Water area1.01 sq miThis ZIP1.01 sq mi

Counties 16845 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Centre County 64.0%
Clearfield County 36.0%

Other place names in 16845

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

ZIP codes near 16845

ZIPCityDistance
16829 Clarence, PA 2.9 mi
16864 Orviston, PA 7.3 mi
16859 Moshannon, PA 7.5 mi
16871 Pottersdale, PA 7.8 mi
16874 Snow Shoe, PA 8.9 mi
16834 Drifting, PA 9.3 mi
16822 Beech Creek, PA 11.6 mi
16839 Grassflat, PA 12.0 mi
17778 Westport, PA 12.9 mi
16841 Howard, PA 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16845?

16845 is in Karthaus, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1131, -77.9277.

What county is 16845 in?

16845 spans 2 counties: Centre County and Clearfield 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 time zone is 16845 in?

16845 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16845?

About 1,010 people live in ZIP code 16845, in 294 households, at 10.1 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 16845?

$72,770 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16845?

The closest are 16829 (2.9 mi), 16864 (7.3 mi), 16859 (7.5 mi), 16871 (7.8 mi) and 16874 (8.9 mi).

Is 16845 a PO Box ZIP code?

16845 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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