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15205

ZIP 15205 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County; area codes 412 and 878; Eastern time. Pittsburgh has 75 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Allegheny
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
24,060
Coordinates
40.4381, -80.1055
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Where 15205 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15205
  • 🔢 Type 15205 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,205 = 5 × 3041. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101101100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15204 (Pittsburgh, PA, 3 mi away) and 15206 (Pittsburgh, PA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15205 becomes 50251 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sully, IA, 669 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01255, 01525, 02155, 05152, 05251, 10552, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51250 in Sioux Center, IA, 848 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% 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 15205 and you would come out at 40.44°S, 99.89°E — 1,063 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 11.7 square miles of land, 15205 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,060This ZIP24,060
Households11,392This ZIP11,392
Housing units12,041This ZIP12,041
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$70,991This ZIP$70,991Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$179,900This ZIP$179,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,231This ZIP$1,231Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%This ZIP39.3%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density2,059.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,059.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,127This ZIP1,127
Employees25,757This ZIP25,757
Annual payroll$1,577,334,000This ZIP$1,577,334,000
Tax returns filed12,300This ZIP12,300
Total adjusted gross income$894,423,000This ZIP$894,423,000

Land area

Land area11.68 sq miThis ZIP11.68 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 15205

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ZIP codes near 15205

ZIPCityDistance
15136 Mc Kees Rocks, PA 1.8 mi
15106 Carnegie, PA 2.0 mi
15204 Pittsburgh, PA 2.7 mi
15220 Pittsburgh, PA 3.3 mi
15142 Presto, PA 3.8 mi
15233 Pittsburgh, PA 4.1 mi
15275 Pittsburgh, PA 4.2 mi
15230 Pittsburgh, PA 4.3 mi
15240 Pittsburgh, PA 4.3 mi
15242 Pittsburgh, PA 4.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15205?

15205 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4381, -80.1055.

What county is 15205 in?

15205 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15205?

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

What time zone is 15205 in?

15205 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15205?

About 24,060 people live in ZIP code 15205, in 11,392 households, at 2,059.8 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 15205?

$70,991 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15205?

The closest are 15136 (1.8 mi), 15106 (2 mi), 15204 (2.7 mi), 15220 (3.3 mi) and 15142 (3.8 mi).

Is 15205 a PO Box ZIP code?

15205 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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