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16849

ZIP 16849 is Lanse, 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
149
Coordinates
40.9611, -78.1157
☼ Live from 16849 — Lanse, PA

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Where 16849 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16849
  • 🔢 Type 16849 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,849 = 7 × 29 × 83. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16848 (Lamar, PA, 31 mi away) and 16850 (Lecontes Mills, PA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16849 becomes 94861, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14869, 16948, 18469, 18946, 18964, 19468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96814 in Honolulu, HI, 4,746 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,077 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16849 and you would come out at 40.96°S, 101.88°E — 993 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 3.9 square miles of land, 16849 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population149This ZIP149
Households82This ZIP82
Housing units97This ZIP97
Median age58.4This ZIP58.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher5.2%This ZIP5.2%
Population density38.4 / sq miThis ZIP38.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees14This ZIP14
Annual payroll$368,000This ZIP$368,000

Land area

Land area3.88 sq miThis ZIP3.88 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 16849

ZIPCityDistance
16879 Winburne, PA 1.3 mi
16839 Grassflat, PA 2.9 mi
16847 Kylertown, PA 3.7 mi
16860 Munson, PA 3.7 mi
16821 Allport, PA 4.1 mi
16840 Hawk Run, PA 5.2 mi
16858 Morrisdale, PA 5.7 mi
16834 Drifting, PA 6.4 mi
16866 Philipsburg, PA 7.0 mi
16859 Moshannon, PA 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16849?

16849 is in Lanse, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, part of the DuBois, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9611, -78.1157.

What county is 16849 in?

16849 lies in Clearfield County.

What area code is 16849?

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

What time zone is 16849 in?

16849 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16849?

About 149 people live in ZIP code 16849, in 82 households, at 38.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 16849?

The closest are 16879 (1.3 mi), 16839 (2.9 mi), 16847 (3.7 mi), 16860 (3.7 mi) and 16821 (4.1 mi).

Is 16849 a PO Box ZIP code?

16849 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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