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16870

ZIP 16870 is Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, in Centre County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Centre
Metro area
State College, PA
Population
7,499
Coordinates
40.8013, -78.0494
☼ Live from 16870 — Port Matilda, PA

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Where 16870 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16870
  • 🔢 Type 16870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,870 = 2 × 5 × 7 × 241. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16868 (Pine Grove Mills, PA, 10 mi away) and 16871 (Pottersdale, PA, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16870 becomes 07861, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01867, 01876, 06781, 06817, 17068, 17086, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86017 in Munds Park, AZ, 1,866 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% 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 16870 and you would come out at 40.80°S, 101.95°E — 984 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 72.0 square miles of land, 16870 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,499This ZIP7,499
Households2,771This ZIP2,771
Housing units2,931This ZIP2,931
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$121,528This ZIP$121,528Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$411,100This ZIP$411,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$893This ZIP$893Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.3%This ZIP58.3%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density104.2 / sq miThis ZIP104.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments129This ZIP129
Employees998This ZIP998
Annual payroll$48,094,000This ZIP$48,094,000
Tax returns filed3,630This ZIP3,630
Total adjusted gross income$469,448,000This ZIP$469,448,000

Land area

Land area71.97 sq miThis ZIP71.97 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 16870

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 16870

ZIPCityDistance
16877 Warriors Mark, PA 4.8 mi
16865 Pennsylvania Furnace, PA 7.2 mi
16866 Philipsburg, PA 7.6 mi
16803 State College, PA 8.1 mi
16683 Spruce Creek, PA 9.5 mi
16802 University Park, PA 9.7 mi
16868 Pine Grove Mills, PA 9.8 mi
16844 Julian, PA 9.8 mi
16804 State College, PA 9.9 mi
16805 State College, PA 9.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16870?

16870 is in Port Matilda, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8013, -78.0494.

What county is 16870 in?

16870 lies in Centre County.

What area code is 16870?

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

What time zone is 16870 in?

16870 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16870?

About 7,499 people live in ZIP code 16870, in 2,771 households, at 104.2 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 16870?

$121,528 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16870?

The closest are 16877 (4.8 mi), 16865 (7.2 mi), 16866 (7.6 mi), 16803 (8.1 mi) and 16683 (9.5 mi).

Is 16870 a PO Box ZIP code?

16870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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