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15038

ZIP 15038 is Elrama, Pennsylvania, in Washington County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
279
Coordinates
40.2502, -79.9260
☼ Live from 15038 — Elrama, PA

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Where 15038 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15038
  • 🔢 Type 15038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,038 = 2 × 73 × 103. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101010111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15037 (Elizabeth, PA, 4 mi away) and 15042 (Freedom, PA, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15038 becomes 83051, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01538, 01583, 01835, 01853, 03581, 03815, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83501 in Lewiston, ID, 1,889 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯985 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15038 and you would come out at 40.25°S, 100.07°E — 1,049 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 0.294 square miles of land, 15038 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 142 football fields.
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People and housing

Population279This ZIP279
Households125This ZIP125
Housing units125This ZIP125
Median age43.4This ZIP43.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$31,824This ZIP$31,824Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$97,300This ZIP$97,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher4.8%This ZIP4.8%
Population density949.0 / sq miThis ZIP949.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees44This ZIP44
Annual payroll$3,730,000This ZIP$3,730,000

Land area

Land area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 15038

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

ZIP codes near 15038

ZIPCityDistance
15088 West Elizabeth, PA 2.1 mi
15020 Bunola, PA 2.2 mi
15025 Clairton, PA 3.3 mi
15067 New Eagle, PA 3.5 mi
15336 Gastonville, PA 3.6 mi
15332 Finleyville, PA 3.6 mi
15037 Elizabeth, PA 3.9 mi
15063 Monongahela, PA 4.1 mi
15129 South Park, PA 4.7 mi
15087 Webster, PA 5.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15038?

15038 is in Elrama, Pennsylvania, in Washington County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2502, -79.9260.

What county is 15038 in?

15038 lies in Washington County.

What time zone is 15038 in?

15038 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15038?

About 279 people live in ZIP code 15038, in 125 households, at 949.0 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 15038?

$31,824 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15038?

The closest are 15088 (2.1 mi), 15020 (2.2 mi), 15025 (3.3 mi), 15067 (3.5 mi) and 15336 (3.6 mi).

Is 15038 a PO Box ZIP code?

15038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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