16856
ZIP 16856 is Mingoville, 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
- 160
- Coordinates
- 40.9288, -77.6500
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Where 16856 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 16856 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 16,856 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 7 × 43. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100000111011000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16855 (Mineral Springs, PA, 37 mi away) and 16858 (Morrisdale, PA, 30 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 16856 becomes 65861, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15668, 15686, 15866, 16685, 16865, 18656, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85616 in Huachuca City, AZ, 1,914 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
- 🎯1,102 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16856 and you would come out at 40.93°S, 102.35°E — 972 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
- 📏 At 0.302 square miles of land, 16856 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 146 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 160This ZIP160 |
|---|---|
| Households | 70This ZIP70 |
| Housing units | 70This ZIP70 |
| Median age | 81.8This ZIP81.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 529.8 / sq miThis ZIP529.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 4This ZIP4 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 9This ZIP9 |
| Annual payroll | $385,000This ZIP$385,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 16856
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 16856
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
16823 | Bellefonte, PA | 5.7 mi |
16852 | Madisonburg, PA | 5.8 mi |
16875 | Spring Mills, PA | 6.9 mi |
16853 | Milesburg, PA | 7.1 mi |
16841 | Howard, PA | 7.7 mi |
16848 | Lamar, PA | 8.3 mi |
16828 | Centre Hall, PA | 8.9 mi |
16854 | Millheim, PA | 9.5 mi |
16826 | Blanchard, PA | 9.8 mi |
16851 | Lemont, PA | 11.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 16856?
16856 is in Mingoville, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9288, -77.6500.
What county is 16856 in?
16856 lies in Centre County.
What area code is 16856?
Mingoville uses area codes 814 and 582, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 16856 in?
16856 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 16856?
About 160 people live in ZIP code 16856, in 70 households, at 529.8 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 16856?
The closest are 16823 (5.7 mi), 16852 (5.8 mi), 16875 (6.9 mi), 16853 (7.1 mi) and 16841 (7.7 mi).
Is 16856 a PO Box ZIP code?
16856 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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