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15056

ZIP 15056 is Leetsdale, 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
1,041
Coordinates
40.5639, -80.2160
☼ Live from 15056 — Leetsdale, PA

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Where 15056 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15056
  • 🔢 Type 15056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 941. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15055 (Lawrence, PA, 18 mi away) and 15057 (Mc Donald, PA, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15056 becomes 65051 — and that is a real ZIP code: Linn, MO, 634 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01655, 05156, 05651, 06155, 06515, 15065, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56510 in Ada, MN, 934 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 73%.
  • 🎯969 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15056 and you would come out at 40.56°S, 99.78°E — 1,073 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 0.948 square miles of land, 15056 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 459 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,041This ZIP1,041
Households529This ZIP529
Housing units600This ZIP600
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$67,292This ZIP$67,292Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$161,500This ZIP$161,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$982This ZIP$982Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%This ZIP39.3%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density1,098.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,098.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments96This ZIP96
Employees2,242This ZIP2,242
Annual payroll$154,306,000This ZIP$154,306,000
Tax returns filed480This ZIP480
Total adjusted gross income$32,362,000This ZIP$32,362,000

Land area

Land area0.95 sq miThis ZIP0.95 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Other place names in 15056

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ZIP codes near 15056

ZIPCityDistance
15046 Crescent, PA 0.9 mi
15081 South Heights, PA 1.3 mi
15003 Ambridge, PA 2.7 mi
15143 Sewickley, PA 3.6 mi
15108 Coraopolis, PA 4.4 mi
15231 Pittsburgh, PA 5.0 mi
15005 Baden, PA 5.7 mi
15001 Aliquippa, PA 6.0 mi
15225 Pittsburgh, PA 6.7 mi
15027 Conway, PA 7.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15056?

15056 is in Leetsdale, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5639, -80.2160.

What county is 15056 in?

15056 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15056?

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

What time zone is 15056 in?

15056 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15056?

About 1,041 people live in ZIP code 15056, in 529 households, at 1,098.1 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 15056?

$67,292 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15056?

The closest are 15046 (0.9 mi), 15081 (1.3 mi), 15003 (2.7 mi), 15143 (3.6 mi) and 15108 (4.4 mi).

Is 15056 a PO Box ZIP code?

15056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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