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15208

ZIP 15208 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
10,094
Coordinates
40.4539, -79.8988
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Where 15208 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15208
  • 🔢 Type 15208 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,208 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 1901. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101101101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15207 (Pittsburgh, PA, 4 mi away) and 15209 (Pittsburgh, PA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15208 becomes 80251 — and that is a real ZIP code: Denver, CO, 1,322 miles away.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01258, 01825, 01852, 02185, 02815, 05821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85012 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,828 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯986 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15208 and you would come out at 40.45°S, 100.10°E — 1,054 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 15208 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,094This ZIP10,094
Households4,304This ZIP4,304
Housing units5,588This ZIP5,588
Median age35.0This ZIP35.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$63,086This ZIP$63,086Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$321,100This ZIP$321,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,024This ZIP$1,024Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.7%This ZIP51.7%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density6,738.3 / sq miThis ZIP6,738.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments177This ZIP177
Employees2,159This ZIP2,159
Annual payroll$109,243,000This ZIP$109,243,000
Tax returns filed4,160This ZIP4,160
Total adjusted gross income$424,200,000This ZIP$424,200,000

Land area

Land area1.50 sq miThis ZIP1.50 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 15208

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ZIP codes near 15208

ZIPCityDistance
15206 Pittsburgh, PA 1.5 mi
15232 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi
15217 Pittsburgh, PA 1.9 mi
15218 Pittsburgh, PA 2.1 mi
15221 Pittsburgh, PA 2.2 mi
15289 Pittsburgh, PA 2.5 mi
15224 Pittsburgh, PA 2.7 mi
15260 Pittsburgh, PA 2.9 mi
15201 Pittsburgh, PA 3.0 mi
15215 Pittsburgh, PA 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15208?

15208 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4539, -79.8988.

What county is 15208 in?

15208 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15208?

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

What time zone is 15208 in?

15208 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15208?

About 10,094 people live in ZIP code 15208, in 4,304 households, at 6,738.3 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 15208?

$63,086 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15208?

The closest are 15206 (1.5 mi), 15232 (1.7 mi), 15217 (1.9 mi), 15218 (2.1 mi) and 15221 (2.2 mi).

Is 15208 a PO Box ZIP code?

15208 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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