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15217

ZIP 15217 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
25,795
Coordinates
40.4308, -79.9201
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Where 15217 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15217
  • 🔢 Type 15217 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 15217 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101101110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15216 (Pittsburgh, PA, 6 mi away) and 15218 (Pittsburgh, PA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15217 becomes 71251 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jonesboro, LA, 907 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11572, 11725, 11752, 12157, 12175, 12517, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75211 in Dallas, TX, 1,079 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% 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 15217 and you would come out at 40.43°S, 100.08°E — 1,055 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 3.9 square miles of land, 15217 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,795This ZIP25,795
Households11,640This ZIP11,640
Housing units12,816This ZIP12,816
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$95,668This ZIP$95,668Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$455,100This ZIP$455,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,436This ZIP$1,436Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher77.3%This ZIP77.3%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density6,677.5 / sq miThis ZIP6,677.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments555This ZIP555
Employees6,310This ZIP6,310
Annual payroll$371,061,000This ZIP$371,061,000
Tax returns filed12,050This ZIP12,050
Total adjusted gross income$1,919,938,000This ZIP$1,919,938,000

Land area

Land area3.86 sq miThis ZIP3.86 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 15217

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ZIP codes near 15217

ZIPCityDistance
15232 Pittsburgh, PA 1.6 mi
15289 Pittsburgh, PA 1.6 mi
15218 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi
15260 Pittsburgh, PA 1.9 mi
15208 Pittsburgh, PA 1.9 mi
15207 Pittsburgh, PA 2.3 mi
15213 Pittsburgh, PA 2.3 mi
15120 Homestead, PA 2.5 mi
15221 Pittsburgh, PA 2.9 mi
15224 Pittsburgh, PA 2.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15217?

15217 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4308, -79.9201.

What county is 15217 in?

15217 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15217?

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

What time zone is 15217 in?

15217 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15217?

About 25,795 people live in ZIP code 15217, in 11,640 households, at 6,677.5 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 15217?

$95,668 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15217?

The closest are 15232 (1.6 mi), 15289 (1.6 mi), 15218 (1.7 mi), 15260 (1.9 mi) and 15208 (1.9 mi).

Is 15217 a PO Box ZIP code?

15217 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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