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15218

ZIP 15218 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
13,379
Coordinates
40.4236, -79.8898
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Where 15218 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15218
  • 🔢 Type 15218 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,218 = 2 × 7 × 1087. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101101110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15217 (Pittsburgh, PA, 2 mi away) and 15219 (Pittsburgh, PA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15218 becomes 81251 — and that is a real ZIP code: Twin Lakes, CO, 1,407 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11582, 12158, 12185, 12518, 12581, 12815, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85121 in Bapchule, AZ, 1,831 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯986 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15218 and you would come out at 40.42°S, 100.11°E — 1,053 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 2.3 square miles of land, 15218 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,379This ZIP13,379
Households6,655This ZIP6,655
Housing units7,349This ZIP7,349
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$67,960This ZIP$67,960Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$217,500This ZIP$217,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,143This ZIP$1,143Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.8%This ZIP52.8%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density5,837.3 / sq miThis ZIP5,837.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments279This ZIP279
Employees3,354This ZIP3,354
Annual payroll$136,559,000This ZIP$136,559,000
Tax returns filed7,020This ZIP7,020
Total adjusted gross income$573,939,000This ZIP$573,939,000

Land area

Land area2.29 sq miThis ZIP2.29 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 15218

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ZIP codes near 15218

ZIPCityDistance
15221 Pittsburgh, PA 1.5 mi
15217 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi
15104 Braddock, PA 2.0 mi
15120 Homestead, PA 2.1 mi
15208 Pittsburgh, PA 2.1 mi
15207 Pittsburgh, PA 2.9 mi
15232 Pittsburgh, PA 3.0 mi
15112 East Pittsburgh, PA 3.1 mi
15289 Pittsburgh, PA 3.2 mi
15145 Turtle Creek, PA 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15218?

15218 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4236, -79.8898.

What county is 15218 in?

15218 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15218?

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

What time zone is 15218 in?

15218 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15218?

About 13,379 people live in ZIP code 15218, in 6,655 households, at 5,837.3 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 15218?

$67,960 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15218?

The closest are 15221 (1.5 mi), 15217 (1.7 mi), 15104 (2 mi), 15120 (2.1 mi) and 15208 (2.1 mi).

Is 15218 a PO Box ZIP code?

15218 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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