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16855

ZIP 16855 is Mineral Springs, 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
172
Coordinates
41.0053, -78.3540
☼ Live from 16855 — Mineral Springs, PA

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Where 16855 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16855
  • 🔢 Type 16855 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,855 = 5 × 3371. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16854 (Millheim, PA, 47 mi away) and 16856 (Mingoville, PA, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16855 becomes 55861, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15658, 15685, 15856, 15865, 18655, 55816, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85615 in Hereford, AZ, 1,883 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,065 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16855 and you would come out at 41.01°S, 101.65°E — 1,005 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 1.9 square miles of land, 16855 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population172This ZIP172
Households80This ZIP80
Housing units98This ZIP98
Median age47.4This ZIP47.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$71,667This ZIP$71,667Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher6.3%This ZIP6.3%
Mean commute21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min
Population density92.0 / sq miThis ZIP92.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees19This ZIP19
Annual payroll$833,000This ZIP$833,000

Land area

Land area1.87 sq miThis ZIP1.87 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 16855

ZIPCityDistance
16881 Woodland, PA 2.3 mi
16825 Bigler, PA 2.5 mi
16681 Smokerun, PA 3.7 mi
16876 Wallaceton, PA 4.4 mi
16873 Shawville, PA 4.4 mi
16878 West Decatur, PA 4.5 mi
16843 Hyde, PA 5.6 mi
16850 Lecontes Mills, PA 6.5 mi
16830 Clearfield, PA 7.4 mi
16837 Glen Richey, PA 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16855?

16855 is in Mineral Springs, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, part of the DuBois, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0053, -78.3540.

What county is 16855 in?

16855 lies in Clearfield County.

What area code is 16855?

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

What time zone is 16855 in?

16855 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16855?

About 172 people live in ZIP code 16855, in 80 households, at 92.0 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 16855?

$71,667 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16855?

The closest are 16881 (2.3 mi), 16825 (2.5 mi), 16681 (3.7 mi), 16876 (4.4 mi) and 16873 (4.4 mi).

Is 16855 a PO Box ZIP code?

16855 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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