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16878

ZIP 16878 is West Decatur, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Clearfield
Metro area
DuBois, PA
Population
1,783
Coordinates
40.9403, -78.3518
☼ Live from 16878 — West Decatur, PA

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Where 16878 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 16878
  • 🔢 Type 16878 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLBgI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 16,878 = 2 × 3 × 29 × 97. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 100000111101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16877 (Warriors Mark, PA, 21 mi away) and 16879 (Winburne, PA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 16878 becomes 87861, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17868, 17886, 61878, 68178, 68718, 68781, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78861 in Hondo, TX, 1,413 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 78%.
  • 🎯1,065 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16878 and you would come out at 40.94°S, 101.65°E — 1,003 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 28.7 square miles of land, 16878 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,783This ZIP1,783
Households765This ZIP765
Housing units805This ZIP805
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$62,169This ZIP$62,169Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$117,300This ZIP$117,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$934This ZIP$934Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.8%This ZIP9.8%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density62.0 / sq miThis ZIP62.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees49This ZIP49
Annual payroll$1,715,000This ZIP$1,715,000
Tax returns filed850This ZIP850
Total adjusted gross income$51,928,000This ZIP$51,928,000

Land area

Land area28.74 sq miThis ZIP28.74 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 16878

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

ZIP codes near 16878

ZIPCityDistance
16876 Wallaceton, PA 3.8 mi
16825 Bigler, PA 3.9 mi
16855 Mineral Springs, PA 4.5 mi
16681 Smokerun, PA 5.0 mi
16666 Osceola Mills, PA 5.4 mi
16881 Woodland, PA 6.2 mi
16651 Houtzdale, PA 6.3 mi
16837 Glen Richey, PA 6.4 mi
16863 Olanta, PA 6.8 mi
16620 Brisbin, PA 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 16878?

16878 is in West Decatur, Pennsylvania, in Clearfield County, part of the DuBois, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9403, -78.3518.

What county is 16878 in?

16878 lies in Clearfield County.

What area code is 16878?

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

What time zone is 16878 in?

16878 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 16878?

About 1,783 people live in ZIP code 16878, in 765 households, at 62.0 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 16878?

$62,169 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 16878?

The closest are 16876 (3.8 mi), 16825 (3.9 mi), 16855 (4.5 mi), 16681 (5 mi) and 16666 (5.4 mi).

Is 16878 a PO Box ZIP code?

16878 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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