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Where 16940 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 16940 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhGgI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 16,940 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 11 × 11. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
100001000101100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 16939 (Morris Run, PA, 23 mi away) and 16941 (Genesee, PA, 27 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 16940 becomes 04961 — and that is a real ZIP code: New Portland, ME, 416 miles away.
- 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01469, 04619, 04691, 04961, 06419, 06491, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96410 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,330 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 80%.
- 🎯1,122 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 16940 and you would come out at 41.98°S, 102.77°E — 999 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
- 📏 At 0.504 square miles of land, 16940 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 244 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 19This ZIP19 |
|---|---|
| Households | 5This ZIP5 |
| Housing units | 5This ZIP5 |
| Median age | 51.1This ZIP51.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 58.2 minThis ZIP58.2 min |
| Population density | 37.7 / sq miThis ZIP37.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 7This ZIP7 |
| Annual payroll | $250,000This ZIP$250,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 16940
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
16920 | Elkland, PA | 2.6 mi |
16929 | Lawrenceville, PA | 5.2 mi |
14858 | Lindley, NY | 6.2 mi |
16942 | Osceola, PA | 6.2 mi |
16946 | Tioga, PA | 6.3 mi |
16935 | Middlebury Center, PA | 9.1 mi |
14801 | Addison, NY | 9.3 mi |
16928 | Knoxville, PA | 10.4 mi |
14898 | Woodhull, NY | 11.3 mi |
14870 | Painted Post, NY | 13.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 16940?
16940 is in Nelson, Pennsylvania, in Tioga County. Its published point location is 41.9775, -77.2337.
What county is 16940 in?
16940 lies in Tioga County.
What time zone is 16940 in?
16940 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 16940?
About 19 people live in ZIP code 16940, in 5 households, at 37.7 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 16940?
The closest are 16920 (2.6 mi), 16929 (5.2 mi), 14858 (6.2 mi), 16942 (6.2 mi) and 16946 (6.3 mi).
Is 16940 a PO Box ZIP code?
16940 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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