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15215

ZIP 15215 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
11,907
Coordinates
40.5014, -79.9127
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Where 15215 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15215
  • 🔢 Type 15215 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,215 = 5 × 17 × 179. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101101101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15214 (Pittsburgh, PA, 5 mi away) and 15216 (Pittsburgh, PA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15215 becomes 51251, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11552, 12155, 12515, 12551, 15251, 15521, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51521 in Avoca, IA, 807 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 15215 and you would come out at 40.50°S, 100.09°E — 1,057 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 6.2 square miles of land, 15215 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,907This ZIP11,907
Households5,077This ZIP5,077
Housing units5,588This ZIP5,588
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$99,071This ZIP$99,071Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$311,300This ZIP$311,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,122This ZIP$1,122Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.0%This ZIP59.0%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density1,924.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,924.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments373This ZIP373
Employees5,415This ZIP5,415
Annual payroll$332,989,000This ZIP$332,989,000
Tax returns filed6,210This ZIP6,210
Total adjusted gross income$1,067,501,000This ZIP$1,067,501,000

Land area

Land area6.19 sq miThis ZIP6.19 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Other place names in 15215

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ZIP codes near 15215

ZIPCityDistance
15201 Pittsburgh, PA 2.0 mi
15206 Pittsburgh, PA 2.0 mi
15223 Pittsburgh, PA 2.0 mi
15116 Glenshaw, PA 2.0 mi
15224 Pittsburgh, PA 2.9 mi
15209 Pittsburgh, PA 3.0 mi
15238 Pittsburgh, PA 3.1 mi
15208 Pittsburgh, PA 3.4 mi
15232 Pittsburgh, PA 3.5 mi
15289 Pittsburgh, PA 4.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15215?

15215 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5014, -79.9127.

What county is 15215 in?

15215 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15215?

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

What time zone is 15215 in?

15215 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15215?

About 11,907 people live in ZIP code 15215, in 5,077 households, at 1,924.2 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 15215?

$99,071 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15215?

The closest are 15201 (2 mi), 15206 (2 mi), 15223 (2 mi), 15116 (2 mi) and 15224 (2.9 mi).

Is 15215 a PO Box ZIP code?

15215 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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