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Ernest ZIP code, Pennsylvania

The ZIP code for Ernest, PA is 15739, and its area codes are 724, 878 and 412.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
366
Area codes
724, 878, 412

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Ernest itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Indiana (3.5 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Ernest uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Ernest in numbers

About 366 people live in Ernest, in 131 households. The median household income is $68,125 a year, 13% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $76,200 (70% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $906 a month. The median age is 35.4; 31.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 29 minutes.

Population366Ernest366
Households131Ernest131
Median age35.4Ernest35.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$68,125Ernest$68,125Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$76,200Ernest$76,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$906Ernest$906Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%Ernest31.0%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute28.7 minErnest28.7 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,591 / sq miErnest1,591 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Ernest borough. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Ernest

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Ernest
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
15739 Ernest , PA Standard 366 $68,125 $76,200

Other ZIP codes overlapping Ernest

These ZIP codes cover part of Ernest but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Ernest
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
15701 Indiana , PA Standard 31,269 $56,311 $173,900

Map of Ernest ZIP codes

15739

The ZIP codes of Ernest, PA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Ernest

The nearest larger towns are Chevy Chase Heights (1,101 people, 2.9 mi), Indiana (14,212 people, 4.0 mi) and Clymer (1,106 people, 8.0 mi).

Towns near Ernest
TownPopulationDistance
Indiana 14,212 4.0 mi
Blairsville 3,215 17.7 mi
Ford City 2,813 20.2 mi
Northern Cambria 3,494 20.4 mi
Punxsutawney 5,665 20.8 mi
Kittanning 3,902 21.2 mi
Vandergrift 5,011 22.2 mi
Nanty-Glo 2,598 22.6 mi
Derry 2,614 24.9 mi
Ebensburg 3,321 26.6 mi
Loyalhanna 3,349 27.1 mi
Westmont 4,855 27.3 mi
Johnstown 18,087 27.6 mi
Latrobe 7,977 27.8 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Indiana County · Pennsylvania ZIP codes

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