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15206

ZIP 15206 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
29,056
Coordinates
40.4723, -79.9132
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Where 15206 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15206
  • 🔢 Type 15206 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,206 = 2 × 7603. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101101100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15205 (Pittsburgh, PA, 10 mi away) and 15207 (Pittsburgh, PA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15206 becomes 60251, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01256, 01526, 01562, 02156, 02561, 02651, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56210 in Barry, MN, 909 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯985 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15206 and you would come out at 40.47°S, 100.09°E — 1,056 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 4.8 square miles of land, 15206 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,056This ZIP29,056
Households14,416This ZIP14,416
Housing units17,157This ZIP17,157
Median age35.8This ZIP35.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$72,920This ZIP$72,920Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$317,600This ZIP$317,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,315This ZIP$1,315Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.5%This ZIP59.5%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density6,099.1 / sq miThis ZIP6,099.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments874This ZIP874
Employees13,514This ZIP13,514
Annual payroll$1,230,559,000This ZIP$1,230,559,000
Tax returns filed13,730This ZIP13,730
Total adjusted gross income$1,267,609,000This ZIP$1,267,609,000

Land area

Land area4.76 sq miThis ZIP4.76 sq mi
Water area0.32 sq miThis ZIP0.32 sq mi

Other place names in 15206

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ZIP codes near 15206

ZIPCityDistance
15208 Pittsburgh, PA 1.5 mi
15201 Pittsburgh, PA 1.6 mi
15232 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi
15224 Pittsburgh, PA 1.8 mi
15215 Pittsburgh, PA 2.0 mi
15289 Pittsburgh, PA 2.5 mi
15217 Pittsburgh, PA 2.9 mi
15260 Pittsburgh, PA 2.9 mi
15223 Pittsburgh, PA 3.0 mi
15209 Pittsburgh, PA 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15206?

15206 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4723, -79.9132.

What county is 15206 in?

15206 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15206?

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

What time zone is 15206 in?

15206 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15206?

About 29,056 people live in ZIP code 15206, in 14,416 households, at 6,099.1 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 15206?

$72,920 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15206?

The closest are 15208 (1.5 mi), 15201 (1.6 mi), 15232 (1.7 mi), 15224 (1.8 mi) and 15215 (2 mi).

Is 15206 a PO Box ZIP code?

15206 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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