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15220

ZIP 15220 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
17,644
Coordinates
40.4188, -80.0490
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Where 15220 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15220
  • 🔢 Type 15220 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,220 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 761. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101101110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15219 (Pittsburgh, PA, 4 mi away) and 15221 (Pittsburgh, PA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15220 becomes 02251, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01225, 01252, 01522, 02125, 02152, 02215, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51022 in Granville, IA, 833 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯978 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15220 and you would come out at 40.42°S, 99.95°E — 1,060 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 4.7 square miles of land, 15220 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,644This ZIP17,644
Households8,757This ZIP8,757
Housing units9,597This ZIP9,597
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$75,611This ZIP$75,611Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$228,700This ZIP$228,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,207This ZIP$1,207Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.7%This ZIP48.7%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density3,731.0 / sq miThis ZIP3,731.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments681This ZIP681
Employees17,527This ZIP17,527
Annual payroll$1,001,702,000This ZIP$1,001,702,000
Tax returns filed9,130This ZIP9,130
Total adjusted gross income$732,602,000This ZIP$732,602,000

Land area

Land area4.73 sq miThis ZIP4.73 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 15220

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ZIP codes near 15220

ZIPCityDistance
15216 Pittsburgh, PA 1.3 mi
15230 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi
15240 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi
15242 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi
15244 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi
15250 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi
15251 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi
15252 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi
15253 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi
15254 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15220?

15220 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4188, -80.0490.

What county is 15220 in?

15220 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15220?

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

What time zone is 15220 in?

15220 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15220?

About 17,644 people live in ZIP code 15220, in 8,757 households, at 3,731.0 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 15220?

$75,611 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15220?

The closest are 15216 (1.3 mi), 15230 (1.7 mi), 15240 (1.7 mi), 15242 (1.7 mi) and 15244 (1.7 mi).

Is 15220 a PO Box ZIP code?

15220 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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