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15068

ZIP 15068 is in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, mostly in Westmoreland County; area codes 724 and 878; Eastern time. New Kensington has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 15069.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Westmoreland +1 more
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
36,203
Coordinates
40.5572, -79.7258
☼ Live from 15068 — New Kensington, PA

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Where 15068 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15068
  • 🔢 Type 15068 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgOSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,068 = 2 × 2 × 3767. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101011011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15067 (New Eagle, PA, 27 mi away) and 15069 (New Kensington, PA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15068 becomes 86051, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01568, 01586, 01865, 05681, 05861, 06518, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85601 in Arivaca, AZ, 1,859 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯994 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15068 and you would come out at 40.56°S, 100.27°E — 1,050 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 45.4 square miles of land, 15068 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population36,203This ZIP36,203
Households16,821This ZIP16,821
Housing units18,629This ZIP18,629
Median age46.2This ZIP46.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$63,426This ZIP$63,426Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$174,400This ZIP$174,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$802This ZIP$802Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%This ZIP29.0%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density796.7 / sq miThis ZIP796.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments744This ZIP744
Employees9,878This ZIP9,878
Annual payroll$524,752,000This ZIP$524,752,000
Tax returns filed18,540This ZIP18,540
Total adjusted gross income$1,238,115,000This ZIP$1,238,115,000

Land area

Land area45.44 sq miThis ZIP45.44 sq mi
Water area1.27 sq miThis ZIP1.27 sq mi

Counties 15068 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Westmoreland County 78.0%
Allegheny County 22.0%

Other place names in 15068

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ZIP codes near 15068

ZIPCityDistance
15069 New Kensington, PA 2.2 mi
15144 Springdale, PA 3.1 mi
15014 Brackenridge, PA 3.6 mi
15030 Creighton, PA 3.9 mi
15049 Harwick, PA 4.1 mi
15239 Pittsburgh, PA 5.1 mi
15075 Rural Ridge, PA 5.7 mi
15065 Natrona Heights, PA 6.0 mi
15139 Oakmont, PA 6.3 mi
15084 Tarentum, PA 6.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15068?

15068 is in New Kensington, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5572, -79.7258.

What county is 15068 in?

15068 spans 2 counties: Westmoreland County and Allegheny County. Most of it falls in Westmoreland County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 15068?

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

What time zone is 15068 in?

15068 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15068?

About 36,203 people live in ZIP code 15068, in 16,821 households, at 796.7 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 15068?

$63,426 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15068?

The closest are 15069 (2.2 mi), 15144 (3.1 mi), 15014 (3.6 mi), 15030 (3.9 mi) and 15049 (4.1 mi).

Is 15068 a PO Box ZIP code?

15068 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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