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16866

ZIP 16866 is Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, mostly in Centre County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Centre +1 more
Metro area
State College, PA
Population
9,152
Coordinates
40.8670, -78.1656
☼ Live from 16866 — Philipsburg, PA

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Where 16866 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16866
  • 🔢 Type 16866 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,866 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 937. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16865 (Pennsylvania Furnace, PA, 15 mi away) and 16868 (Pine Grove Mills, PA, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16866 becomes 66861 — and that is a real ZIP code: Marion, KS, 1,016 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16668, 16686, 61866, 66618, 66861, 68661). The farthest-flung twin is 66861 in Marion, KS, 1,016 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,075 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16866 and you would come out at 40.87°S, 101.83°E — 992 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 157.1 square miles of land, 16866 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 119 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,152This ZIP9,152
Households3,737This ZIP3,737
Housing units4,135This ZIP4,135
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$49,968This ZIP$49,968Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$150,300This ZIP$150,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$758This ZIP$758Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%This ZIP19.7%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density58.3 / sq miThis ZIP58.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments264This ZIP264
Employees3,577This ZIP3,577
Annual payroll$164,002,000This ZIP$164,002,000
Tax returns filed3,800This ZIP3,800
Total adjusted gross income$241,206,000This ZIP$241,206,000

Land area

Land area157.11 sq miThis ZIP157.11 sq mi
Water area0.43 sq miThis ZIP0.43 sq mi

Counties 16866 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Centre County 90.6%
Clearfield County 9.4%

Other place names in 16866

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ZIP codes near 16866

ZIPCityDistance
16840 Hawk Run, PA 4.4 mi
16860 Munson, PA 5.0 mi
16677 Sandy Ridge, PA 5.5 mi
16821 Allport, PA 6.5 mi
16879 Winburne, PA 6.9 mi
16849 Lanse, PA 7.0 mi
16870 Port Matilda, PA 7.6 mi
16666 Osceola Mills, PA 7.8 mi
16847 Kylertown, PA 9.1 mi
16876 Wallaceton, PA 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16866?

16866 is in Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8670, -78.1656.

What county is 16866 in?

16866 spans 2 counties: Centre County and Clearfield County. Most of it falls in Centre County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 16866?

Philipsburg uses area code 814, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 16866 in?

16866 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16866?

About 9,152 people live in ZIP code 16866, in 3,737 households, at 58.3 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 16866?

$49,968 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16866?

The closest are 16840 (4.4 mi), 16860 (5 mi), 16677 (5.5 mi), 16821 (6.5 mi) and 16879 (6.9 mi).

Is 16866 a PO Box ZIP code?

16866 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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