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15049

ZIP 15049 is Harwick, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County; area codes 724 and 878; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Allegheny
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
974
Coordinates
40.5555, -79.8036
☼ Live from 15049 — Harwick, PA

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Where 15049 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15049
  • 🔢 Type 15049 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhOSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,049 = 101 × 149. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101011001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15047 (Greenock, PA, 17 mi away) and 15050 (Hookstown, PA, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15049 becomes 94051, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01945, 04915, 04951, 05149, 05491, 09154, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09154 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,155 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯990 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15049 and you would come out at 40.56°S, 100.20°E — 1,053 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 0.561 square miles of land, 15049 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 272 football fields.
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People and housing

Population974This ZIP974
Households506This ZIP506
Housing units562This ZIP562
Median age57.6This ZIP57.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$60,595This ZIP$60,595Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$139,600This ZIP$139,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$964This ZIP$964Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%This ZIP24.7%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density1,736.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,736.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees18This ZIP18
Annual payroll$382,000This ZIP$382,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$30,847,000This ZIP$30,847,000

Land area

Land area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 15049

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ZIP codes near 15049

ZIPCityDistance
15144 Springdale, PA 1.2 mi
15069 New Kensington, PA 2.3 mi
15075 Rural Ridge, PA 2.5 mi
15030 Creighton, PA 2.8 mi
15139 Oakmont, PA 2.8 mi
15024 Cheswick, PA 3.1 mi
15051 Indianola, PA 3.1 mi
15068 New Kensington, PA 4.1 mi
15076 Russellton, PA 4.1 mi
15238 Pittsburgh, PA 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15049?

15049 is in Harwick, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5555, -79.8036.

What county is 15049 in?

15049 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15049?

Harwick uses area codes 724 and 878, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 15049 in?

15049 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15049?

About 974 people live in ZIP code 15049, in 506 households, at 1,736.2 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 15049?

$60,595 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15049?

The closest are 15144 (1.2 mi), 15069 (2.3 mi), 15075 (2.5 mi), 15030 (2.8 mi) and 15139 (2.8 mi).

Is 15049 a PO Box ZIP code?

15049 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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