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16859

ZIP 16859 is Moshannon, 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
500
Coordinates
41.0466, -78.0418
☼ Live from 16859 — Moshannon, PA

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Where 16859 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16859
  • 🔢 Type 16859 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,859 = 23 × 733. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16858 (Morrisdale, PA, 9 mi away) and 16860 (Munson, PA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16859 becomes 95861, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15689, 15698, 18956, 61859, 85619, 89156, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96518 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,565 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,081 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16859 and you would come out at 41.05°S, 101.96°E — 993 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 30.1 square miles of land, 16859 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population500This ZIP500
Households222This ZIP222
Housing units327This ZIP327
Median age50.2This ZIP50.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$55,938This ZIP$55,938Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$142,600This ZIP$142,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%This ZIP12.1%
Mean commute42.7 minThis ZIP42.7 min
Population density16.6 / sq miThis ZIP16.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees14This ZIP14
Annual payroll$559,000This ZIP$559,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$10,303,000This ZIP$10,303,000

Land area

Land area30.10 sq miThis ZIP30.10 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 16859

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ZIP codes near 16859

ZIPCityDistance
16834 Drifting, PA 2.4 mi
16839 Grassflat, PA 4.5 mi
16874 Snow Shoe, PA 6.3 mi
16849 Lanse, PA 7.1 mi
16847 Kylertown, PA 7.2 mi
16845 Karthaus, PA 7.5 mi
16879 Winburne, PA 7.7 mi
16829 Clarence, PA 8.5 mi
16858 Morrisdale, PA 9.2 mi
16871 Pottersdale, PA 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16859?

16859 is in Moshannon, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0466, -78.0418.

What county is 16859 in?

16859 lies in Centre County.

What area code is 16859?

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

What time zone is 16859 in?

16859 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16859?

About 500 people live in ZIP code 16859, in 222 households, at 16.6 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 16859?

$55,938 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16859?

The closest are 16834 (2.4 mi), 16839 (4.5 mi), 16874 (6.3 mi), 16849 (7.1 mi) and 16847 (7.2 mi).

Is 16859 a PO Box ZIP code?

16859 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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