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16853

ZIP 16853 is Milesburg, 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
242
Coordinates
40.9404, -77.7861
☼ Live from 16853 — Milesburg, PA

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Where 16853 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16853
  • 🔢 Type 16853 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,853 = 19 × 887. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16852 (Madisonburg, PA, 13 mi away) and 16854 (Millheim, PA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16853 becomes 35861, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13658, 13685, 13856, 13865, 15368, 15638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83651 in Nampa, ID, 1,976 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% 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 16853 and you would come out at 40.94°S, 102.21°E — 978 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 0.206 square miles of land, 16853 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 100 football fields.
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People and housing

Population242This ZIP242
Households130This ZIP130
Housing units130This ZIP130
Median age53.1This ZIP53.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median home value$184,000This ZIP$184,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,358This ZIP$1,358Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.8%This ZIP31.8%
Mean commute14.0 minThis ZIP14.0 min
Population density1,174.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,174.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees652This ZIP652
Annual payroll$28,875,000This ZIP$28,875,000

Land area

Land area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 16853

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

ZIP codes near 16853

ZIPCityDistance
16823 Bellefonte, PA 1.5 mi
16835 Fleming, PA 5.3 mi
16856 Mingoville, PA 7.1 mi
16844 Julian, PA 7.9 mi
16841 Howard, PA 8.2 mi
16851 Lemont, PA 8.9 mi
16874 Snow Shoe, PA 9.2 mi
16828 Centre Hall, PA 10.5 mi
16802 University Park, PA 10.6 mi
16803 State College, PA 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16853?

16853 is in Milesburg, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9404, -77.7861.

What county is 16853 in?

16853 lies in Centre County.

What area code is 16853?

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

What time zone is 16853 in?

16853 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16853?

About 242 people live in ZIP code 16853, in 130 households, at 1,174.8 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 16853?

The closest are 16823 (1.5 mi), 16835 (5.3 mi), 16856 (7.1 mi), 16844 (7.9 mi) and 16841 (8.2 mi).

Is 16853 a PO Box ZIP code?

16853 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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