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16868

ZIP 16868 is Pine Grove Mills, 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
1,050
Coordinates
40.7273, -77.8906
☼ Live from 16868 — Pine Grove Mills, PA

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Where 16868 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16868
  • 🔢 Type 16868 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,868 = 2 × 2 × 4217. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16866 (Philipsburg, PA, 17 mi away) and 16870 (Port Matilda, PA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16868 becomes 86861, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (68816, 68861). The farthest-flung twin is 68861 in Odessa, NE, 1,117 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,090 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16868 and you would come out at 40.73°S, 102.11°E — 974 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 16868 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,050This ZIP1,050
Households415This ZIP415
Housing units514This ZIP514
Median age36.6This ZIP36.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$180,412This ZIP$180,412Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$372,900This ZIP$372,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,188This ZIP$1,188Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.3%This ZIP56.3%
Mean commute15.2 minThis ZIP15.2 min
Population density692.2 / sq miThis ZIP692.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees195This ZIP195
Annual payroll$3,935,000This ZIP$3,935,000

Land area

Land area1.52 sq miThis ZIP1.52 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 16868

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ZIP codes near 16868

ZIPCityDistance
16865 Pennsylvania Furnace, PA 3.4 mi
16801 State College, PA 4.7 mi
16804 State College, PA 4.8 mi
16805 State College, PA 4.8 mi
16669 Petersburg, PA 5.0 mi
16802 University Park, PA 5.1 mi
16803 State College, PA 5.6 mi
16827 Boalsburg, PA 6.8 mi
16851 Lemont, PA 7.5 mi
16877 Warriors Mark, PA 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16868?

16868 is in Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7273, -77.8906.

What county is 16868 in?

16868 lies in Centre County.

What area code is 16868?

Pine Grove Mills uses area codes 814 and 582, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 16868 in?

16868 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16868?

About 1,050 people live in ZIP code 16868, in 415 households, at 692.2 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 16868?

$180,412 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16868?

The closest are 16865 (3.4 mi), 16801 (4.7 mi), 16804 (4.8 mi), 16805 (4.8 mi) and 16669 (5 mi).

Is 16868 a PO Box ZIP code?

16868 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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