16864
ZIP 16864 is Orviston, Pennsylvania, in Centre County; area code 570; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Centre
- Metro area
- State College, PA
- Population
- 69
- Coordinates
- 41.1543, -77.7985
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Where 16864 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 16864 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 16,864 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 31. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100000111100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16863 (Olanta, PA, 39 mi away) and 16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace, PA, 31 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 16864 becomes 46861 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fort Wayne, IN, 378 miles away.
- 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16648, 16684, 18466, 46168, 46186, 46816, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81646 in Molina, CO, 1,594 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
- 🎯1,093 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16864 and you would come out at 41.15°S, 102.20°E — 987 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
- 📏 At 6.7 square miles of land, 16864 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 69This ZIP69 |
|---|---|
| Households | 38This ZIP38 |
| Housing units | 58This ZIP58 |
| Median age | 65.0This ZIP65.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 6.9%This ZIP6.9% |
| Mean commute | 32.0 minThis ZIP32.0 min |
| Population density | 10.3 / sq miThis ZIP10.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 6.67 sq miThis ZIP6.67 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 16864
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 16864
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
16822 | Beech Creek, PA | 4.9 mi |
16829 | Clarence, PA | 6.7 mi |
16845 | Karthaus, PA | 7.3 mi |
16841 | Howard, PA | 9.9 mi |
16871 | Pottersdale, PA | 12.6 mi |
16826 | Blanchard, PA | 12.8 mi |
17764 | Renovo, PA | 13.1 mi |
17778 | Westport, PA | 13.6 mi |
16874 | Snow Shoe, PA | 14.1 mi |
17751 | Mill Hall, PA | 14.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 16864?
16864 is in Orviston, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1543, -77.7985.
What county is 16864 in?
16864 lies in Centre County.
What area code is 16864?
Orviston uses area code 570, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 16864 in?
16864 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 16864?
About 69 people live in ZIP code 16864, in 38 households, at 10.3 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 16864?
The closest are 16822 (4.9 mi), 16829 (6.7 mi), 16845 (7.3 mi), 16841 (9.9 mi) and 16871 (12.6 mi).
Is 16864 a PO Box ZIP code?
16864 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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