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15212

ZIP 15212 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
27,652
Coordinates
40.4571, -79.9946
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Where 15212 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15212
  • 🔢 Type 15212 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,212 = 2 × 2 × 3803. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101101101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15211 (Pittsburgh, PA, 2 mi away) and 15213 (Pittsburgh, PA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15212 becomes 21251 — and that is a real ZIP code: Baltimore, MD, 196 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11225, 11252, 12125, 12512, 12521, 15122, …). The farthest-flung twin is 52211 in Brooklyn, IA, 654 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯981 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15212 and you would come out at 40.46°S, 100.01°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 17m.
  • 📏 At 5.8 square miles of land, 15212 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,652This ZIP27,652
Households14,225This ZIP14,225
Housing units16,129This ZIP16,129
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$64,077This ZIP$64,077Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$177,500This ZIP$177,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,155This ZIP$1,155Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.7%This ZIP37.7%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density4,770.1 / sq miThis ZIP4,770.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments762This ZIP762
Employees33,203This ZIP33,203
Annual payroll$3,321,239,000This ZIP$3,321,239,000
Tax returns filed13,160This ZIP13,160
Total adjusted gross income$843,840,000This ZIP$843,840,000

Land area

Land area5.80 sq miThis ZIP5.80 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 15212

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ZIP codes near 15212

ZIPCityDistance
15222 Pittsburgh, PA 0.6 mi
15295 Pittsburgh, PA 0.9 mi
15219 Pittsburgh, PA 1.1 mi
15290 Pittsburgh, PA 1.3 mi
15282 Pittsburgh, PA 1.5 mi
15233 Pittsburgh, PA 2.0 mi
15211 Pittsburgh, PA 2.2 mi
15213 Pittsburgh, PA 2.2 mi
15214 Pittsburgh, PA 2.2 mi
15230 Pittsburgh, PA 2.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15212?

15212 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4571, -79.9946.

What county is 15212 in?

15212 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15212?

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

What time zone is 15212 in?

15212 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15212?

About 27,652 people live in ZIP code 15212, in 14,225 households, at 4,770.1 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 15212?

$64,077 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15212?

The closest are 15222 (0.6 mi), 15295 (0.9 mi), 15219 (1.1 mi), 15290 (1.3 mi) and 15282 (1.5 mi).

Is 15212 a PO Box ZIP code?

15212 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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