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15222

ZIP 15222 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
5,725
Coordinates
40.4496, -79.9907
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Where 15222 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15222
  • 🔢 Type 15222 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,222 = 2 × 3 × 43 × 59. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101101110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15221 (Pittsburgh, PA, 7 mi away) and 15223 (Pittsburgh, PA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15222 becomes 22251, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12225, 12252, 12522, 21225, 21252, 21522, …). The farthest-flung twin is 52221 in Guernsey, IA, 648 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯981 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15222 and you would come out at 40.45°S, 100.01°E — 1,058 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 0.886 square miles of land, 15222 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 429 football fields.
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People and housing

Population5,725This ZIP5,725
Households3,268This ZIP3,268
Housing units4,343This ZIP4,343
Median age31.6This ZIP31.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$114,167This ZIP$114,167Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$610,200This ZIP$610,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,089This ZIP$2,089Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher77.4%This ZIP77.4%
Mean commute15.4 minThis ZIP15.4 min
Population density6,461.6 / sq miThis ZIP6,461.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,474This ZIP1,474
Employees54,863This ZIP54,863
Annual payroll$5,624,793,000This ZIP$5,624,793,000
Tax returns filed3,410This ZIP3,410
Total adjusted gross income$566,734,000This ZIP$566,734,000

Land area

Land area0.89 sq miThis ZIP0.89 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Other place names in 15222

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ZIP codes near 15222

ZIPCityDistance
15212 Pittsburgh, PA 0.6 mi
15219 Pittsburgh, PA 0.6 mi
15282 Pittsburgh, PA 0.9 mi
15295 Pittsburgh, PA 1.4 mi
15290 Pittsburgh, PA 1.6 mi
15213 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi
15203 Pittsburgh, PA 1.8 mi
15211 Pittsburgh, PA 1.9 mi
15260 Pittsburgh, PA 2.0 mi
15230 Pittsburgh, PA 2.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15222?

15222 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4496, -79.9907.

What county is 15222 in?

15222 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15222?

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

What time zone is 15222 in?

15222 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15222?

About 5,725 people live in ZIP code 15222, in 3,268 households, at 6,461.6 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 15222?

$114,167 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15222?

The closest are 15212 (0.6 mi), 15219 (0.6 mi), 15282 (0.9 mi), 15295 (1.4 mi) and 15290 (1.6 mi).

Is 15222 a PO Box ZIP code?

15222 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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