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16852

ZIP 16852 is Madisonburg, Pennsylvania, in Centre County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Centre
Metro area
State College, PA
Population
203
Coordinates
40.9364, -77.5386
☼ Live from 16852 — Madisonburg, PA

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Where 16852 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16852
  • 🔢 Type 16852 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,852 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 383. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16851 (Lemont, PA, 16 mi away) and 16853 (Milesburg, PA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16852 becomes 25861, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12568, 12586, 12856, 12865, 15268, 15286, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85621 in Nogales, AZ, 1,960 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
  • 🎯1,107 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16852 and you would come out at 40.94°S, 102.46°E — 968 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 3.9 square miles of land, 16852 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population203This ZIP203
Households73This ZIP73
Housing units89This ZIP89
Median age34.9This ZIP34.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$57,917This ZIP$57,917Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$190,000This ZIP$190,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$783This ZIP$783Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.3%This ZIP17.3%
Population density52.7 / sq miThis ZIP52.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees39This ZIP39
Annual payroll$1,621,000This ZIP$1,621,000
Tax returns filed170This ZIP170
Total adjusted gross income$9,596,000This ZIP$9,596,000

Land area

Land area3.85 sq miThis ZIP3.85 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 16852

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ZIP codes near 16852

ZIPCityDistance
16854 Millheim, PA 4.4 mi
16848 Lamar, PA 5.2 mi
16856 Mingoville, PA 5.8 mi
16875 Spring Mills, PA 7.1 mi
16820 Aaronsburg, PA 8.0 mi
16832 Coburn, PA 8.7 mi
17750 Mackeyville, PA 8.9 mi
16826 Blanchard, PA 9.0 mi
16872 Rebersburg, PA 9.6 mi
16841 Howard, PA 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16852?

16852 is in Madisonburg, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9364, -77.5386.

What county is 16852 in?

16852 lies in Centre County.

What area code is 16852?

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

What time zone is 16852 in?

16852 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16852?

About 203 people live in ZIP code 16852, in 73 households, at 52.7 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 16852?

$57,917 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16852?

The closest are 16854 (4.4 mi), 16848 (5.2 mi), 16856 (5.8 mi), 16875 (7.1 mi) and 16820 (8 mi).

Is 16852 a PO Box ZIP code?

16852 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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