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15216

ZIP 15216 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
21,471
Coordinates
40.4028, -80.0348
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Where 15216 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15216
  • 🔢 Type 15216 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,216 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 317. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101101110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15215 (Pittsburgh, PA, 9 mi away) and 15217 (Pittsburgh, PA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15216 becomes 61251 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fenton, IL, 531 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11256, 12156, 12165, 12516, 12561, 15126, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56211 in Beardsley, MN, 913 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯979 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15216 and you would come out at 40.40°S, 99.97°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 3.4 square miles of land, 15216 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,471This ZIP21,471
Households10,330This ZIP10,330
Housing units11,354This ZIP11,354
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$80,313This ZIP$80,313Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$206,500This ZIP$206,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,095This ZIP$1,095Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.7%This ZIP49.7%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density6,247.0 / sq miThis ZIP6,247.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments404This ZIP404
Employees3,797This ZIP3,797
Annual payroll$154,222,000This ZIP$154,222,000
Tax returns filed11,620This ZIP11,620
Total adjusted gross income$936,185,000This ZIP$936,185,000

Land area

Land area3.44 sq miThis ZIP3.44 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 15216

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ZIP codes near 15216

ZIPCityDistance
15226 Pittsburgh, PA 1.2 mi
15220 Pittsburgh, PA 1.3 mi
15211 Pittsburgh, PA 2.2 mi
15230 Pittsburgh, PA 2.2 mi
15240 Pittsburgh, PA 2.2 mi
15242 Pittsburgh, PA 2.2 mi
15244 Pittsburgh, PA 2.2 mi
15250 Pittsburgh, PA 2.2 mi
15251 Pittsburgh, PA 2.2 mi
15252 Pittsburgh, PA 2.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15216?

15216 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4028, -80.0348.

What county is 15216 in?

15216 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15216?

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

What time zone is 15216 in?

15216 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15216?

About 21,471 people live in ZIP code 15216, in 10,330 households, at 6,247.0 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 15216?

$80,313 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15216?

The closest are 15226 (1.2 mi), 15220 (1.3 mi), 15211 (2.2 mi), 15230 (2.2 mi) and 15240 (2.2 mi).

Is 15216 a PO Box ZIP code?

15216 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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