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16851

ZIP 16851 is Lemont, 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
974
Coordinates
40.8124, -77.8015
☼ Live from 16851 — Lemont, PA

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Where 16851 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16851
  • 🔢 Type 16851 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,851 = 3 × 41 × 137. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16850 (Lecontes Mills, PA, 31 mi away) and 16852 (Madisonburg, PA, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16851 becomes 15861 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sinnamahoning, PA, 39 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11568, 15618, 15681, 15861, 18615, 18651, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85611 in Elgin, AZ, 1,917 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,094 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16851 and you would come out at 40.81°S, 102.20°E — 974 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 1.9 square miles of land, 16851 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population974This ZIP974
Households371This ZIP371
Housing units422This ZIP422
Median age35.4This ZIP35.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$100,768This ZIP$100,768Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$420,400This ZIP$420,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,164This ZIP$2,164Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.1%This ZIP44.1%
Mean commute13.3 minThis ZIP13.3 min
Population density525.1 / sq miThis ZIP525.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees75This ZIP75
Annual payroll$3,105,000This ZIP$3,105,000

Land area

Land area1.86 sq miThis ZIP1.86 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 16851

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ZIP codes near 16851

ZIPCityDistance
16801 State College, PA 2.8 mi
16804 State College, PA 3.3 mi
16805 State College, PA 3.3 mi
16827 Boalsburg, PA 3.4 mi
16802 University Park, PA 3.4 mi
16803 State College, PA 4.9 mi
16828 Centre Hall, PA 5.6 mi
16868 Pine Grove Mills, PA 7.5 mi
16835 Fleming, PA 7.6 mi
16823 Bellefonte, PA 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16851?

16851 is in Lemont, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8124, -77.8015.

What county is 16851 in?

16851 lies in Centre County.

What area code is 16851?

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

What time zone is 16851 in?

16851 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16851?

About 974 people live in ZIP code 16851, in 371 households, at 525.1 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 16851?

$100,768 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16851?

The closest are 16801 (2.8 mi), 16804 (3.3 mi), 16805 (3.3 mi), 16827 (3.4 mi) and 16802 (3.4 mi).

Is 16851 a PO Box ZIP code?

16851 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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