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15055

ZIP 15055 is Lawrence, Pennsylvania, in Washington County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Washington
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
1,403
Coordinates
40.3063, -80.1235
☼ Live from 15055 — Lawrence, PA

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Where 15055 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15055
  • 🔢 Type 15055 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSOSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,055 = 5 × 3011. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101011001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15054 (Langeloth, PA, 15 mi away) and 15056 (Leetsdale, PA, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15055 becomes 55051 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mora, MN, 770 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05155, 15550, 50155, 50515, 50551, 51055, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51055 in Sloan, IA, 847 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯975 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15055 and you would come out at 40.31°S, 99.88°E — 1,060 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 0.667 square miles of land, 15055 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 323 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,403This ZIP1,403
Households713This ZIP713
Housing units713This ZIP713
Median age50.8This ZIP50.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$71,719This ZIP$71,719Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$232,100This ZIP$232,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,037This ZIP$1,037Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.8%This ZIP52.8%
Mean commute20.3 minThis ZIP20.3 min
Population density2,103.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,103.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments61This ZIP61
Employees1,184This ZIP1,184
Annual payroll$100,599,000This ZIP$100,599,000
Tax returns filed800This ZIP800
Total adjusted gross income$58,724,000This ZIP$58,724,000

Land area

Land area0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 15055

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

ZIP codes near 15055

ZIPCityDistance
15339 Hendersonville, PA 1.7 mi
15241 Pittsburgh, PA 2.8 mi
15017 Bridgeville, PA 2.8 mi
15317 Canonsburg, PA 3.3 mi
15321 Cecil, PA 3.5 mi
15031 Cuddy, PA 3.5 mi
15064 Morgan, PA 3.6 mi
15350 Muse, PA 4.2 mi
15102 Bethel Park, PA 4.7 mi
15367 Venetia, PA 4.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15055?

15055 is in Lawrence, Pennsylvania, in Washington County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3063, -80.1235.

What county is 15055 in?

15055 lies in Washington County.

What time zone is 15055 in?

15055 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15055?

About 1,403 people live in ZIP code 15055, in 713 households, at 2,103.4 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 15055?

$71,719 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15055?

The closest are 15339 (1.7 mi), 15241 (2.8 mi), 15017 (2.8 mi), 15317 (3.3 mi) and 15321 (3.5 mi).

Is 15055 a PO Box ZIP code?

15055 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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