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15209

ZIP 15209 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
12,328
Coordinates
40.4988, -79.9697
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Where 15209 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15209
  • 🔢 Type 15209 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,209 = 67 × 227. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101101101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15208 (Pittsburgh, PA, 5 mi away) and 15210 (Pittsburgh, PA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15209 becomes 90251 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hawthorne, CA, 2,143 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01259, 01529, 01952, 02915, 09215, 09251, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09251 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,077 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯982 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15209 and you would come out at 40.50°S, 100.03°E — 1,059 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 4.8 square miles of land, 15209 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,328This ZIP12,328
Households5,752This ZIP5,752
Housing units6,333This ZIP6,333
Median age45.4This ZIP45.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$85,542This ZIP$85,542Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$233,900This ZIP$233,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,133This ZIP$1,133Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.3%This ZIP36.3%
Mean commute21.4 minThis ZIP21.4 min
Population density2,558.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,558.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments235This ZIP235
Employees1,896This ZIP1,896
Annual payroll$85,208,000This ZIP$85,208,000
Tax returns filed6,440This ZIP6,440
Total adjusted gross income$489,552,000This ZIP$489,552,000

Land area

Land area4.82 sq miThis ZIP4.82 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 15209

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ZIP codes near 15209

ZIPCityDistance
15223 Pittsburgh, PA 1.1 mi
15201 Pittsburgh, PA 1.9 mi
15224 Pittsburgh, PA 2.5 mi
15214 Pittsburgh, PA 2.5 mi
15116 Glenshaw, PA 2.7 mi
15215 Pittsburgh, PA 3.0 mi
15212 Pittsburgh, PA 3.2 mi
15295 Pittsburgh, PA 3.3 mi
15206 Pittsburgh, PA 3.5 mi
15222 Pittsburgh, PA 3.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15209?

15209 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4988, -79.9697.

What county is 15209 in?

15209 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15209?

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

What time zone is 15209 in?

15209 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15209?

About 12,328 people live in ZIP code 15209, in 5,752 households, at 2,558.2 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 15209?

$85,542 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15209?

The closest are 15223 (1.1 mi), 15201 (1.9 mi), 15224 (2.5 mi), 15214 (2.5 mi) and 15116 (2.7 mi).

Is 15209 a PO Box ZIP code?

15209 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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