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15088

ZIP 15088 is West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County; area codes 412 and 878; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Allegheny
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
344
Coordinates
40.2706, -79.8962
☼ Live from 15088 — West Elizabeth, PA

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Where 15088 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15088
  • 🔢 Type 15088 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBOSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,088 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 23 × 41. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101011110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15087 (Webster, PA, 6 mi away) and 15089 (West Newton, PA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15088 becomes 88051 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mule Creek, NM, 1,677 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01588, 01885, 08518, 10588, 18058, 18085, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85018 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,823 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯987 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15088 and you would come out at 40.27°S, 100.10°E — 1,048 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 0.165 square miles of land, 15088 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 80 football fields.
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People and housing

Population344This ZIP344
Households154This ZIP154
Housing units186This ZIP186
Median age49.5This ZIP49.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$55,000This ZIP$55,000Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$82,100This ZIP$82,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$935This ZIP$935Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%This ZIP13.5%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density2,084.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,084.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees253This ZIP253
Annual payroll$18,286,000This ZIP$18,286,000

Land area

Land area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 15088

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ZIP codes near 15088

ZIPCityDistance
15038 Elrama, PA 2.1 mi
15025 Clairton, PA 2.3 mi
15037 Elizabeth, PA 2.5 mi
15045 Glassport, PA 3.9 mi
15133 Mckeesport, PA 4.2 mi
15020 Bunola, PA 4.3 mi
15135 Mckeesport, PA 4.9 mi
15336 Gastonville, PA 5.1 mi
15018 Buena Vista, PA 5.1 mi
15028 Coulters, PA 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15088?

15088 is in West Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2706, -79.8962.

What county is 15088 in?

15088 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15088?

West Elizabeth uses area codes 412 and 878, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 15088 in?

15088 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15088?

About 344 people live in ZIP code 15088, in 154 households, at 2,084.8 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 15088?

$55,000 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15088?

The closest are 15038 (2.1 mi), 15025 (2.3 mi), 15037 (2.5 mi), 15045 (3.9 mi) and 15133 (4.2 mi).

Is 15088 a PO Box ZIP code?

15088 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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