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16874

ZIP 16874 is Snow Shoe, 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
1,220
Coordinates
40.9850, -77.9515
☼ Live from 16874 — Snow Shoe, PA

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Where 16874 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16874
  • 🔢 Type 16874 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,874 = 2 × 11 × 13 × 59. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16873 (Shawville, PA, 22 mi away) and 16875 (Spring Mills, PA, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16874 becomes 47861 — and that is a real ZIP code: Merom, IN, 525 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14786, 14867, 14876, 16748, 16847, 17846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84761 in Parowan, UT, 1,864 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 79%.
  • 🎯1,086 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16874 and you would come out at 40.99°S, 102.05°E — 987 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 34.0 square miles of land, 16874 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,220This ZIP1,220
Households498This ZIP498
Housing units576This ZIP576
Median age50.0This ZIP50.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$79,375This ZIP$79,375Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$178,100This ZIP$178,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$865This ZIP$865Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.4%This ZIP14.4%
Mean commute33.6 minThis ZIP33.6 min
Population density35.9 / sq miThis ZIP35.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees220This ZIP220
Annual payroll$11,626,000This ZIP$11,626,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$41,365,000This ZIP$41,365,000

Land area

Land area33.96 sq miThis ZIP33.96 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 16874

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ZIP codes near 16874

ZIPCityDistance
16844 Julian, PA 5.1 mi
16859 Moshannon, PA 6.3 mi
16835 Fleming, PA 6.7 mi
16829 Clarence, PA 7.7 mi
16839 Grassflat, PA 8.2 mi
16834 Drifting, PA 8.4 mi
16849 Lanse, PA 8.7 mi
16845 Karthaus, PA 8.9 mi
16853 Milesburg, PA 9.2 mi
16879 Winburne, PA 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16874?

16874 is in Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania, in Centre County, part of the State College, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9850, -77.9515.

What county is 16874 in?

16874 lies in Centre County.

What area code is 16874?

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

What time zone is 16874 in?

16874 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16874?

About 1,220 people live in ZIP code 16874, in 498 households, at 35.9 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 16874?

$79,375 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16874?

The closest are 16844 (5.1 mi), 16859 (6.3 mi), 16835 (6.7 mi), 16829 (7.7 mi) and 16839 (8.2 mi).

Is 16874 a PO Box ZIP code?

16874 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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