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15223

ZIP 15223 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
6,255
Coordinates
40.5042, -79.9510
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Where 15223 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15223
  • 🔢 Type 15223 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,223 = 13 × 1171. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101101110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15222 (Pittsburgh, PA, 4 mi away) and 15224 (Pittsburgh, PA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15223 becomes 32251, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12235, 12325, 12523, 13225, 13252, 15232, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51232 in Ashton, IA, 837 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯983 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15223 and you would come out at 40.50°S, 100.05°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 16m.
  • 📏 At 1.9 square miles of land, 15223 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,255This ZIP6,255
Households3,239This ZIP3,239
Housing units3,530This ZIP3,530
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$61,083This ZIP$61,083Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$166,300This ZIP$166,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,014This ZIP$1,014Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%This ZIP29.4%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density3,357.5 / sq miThis ZIP3,357.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments184This ZIP184
Employees2,511This ZIP2,511
Annual payroll$119,709,000This ZIP$119,709,000
Tax returns filed3,630This ZIP3,630
Total adjusted gross income$209,405,000This ZIP$209,405,000

Land area

Land area1.86 sq miThis ZIP1.86 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 15223

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ZIP codes near 15223

ZIPCityDistance
15209 Pittsburgh, PA 1.1 mi
15201 Pittsburgh, PA 1.6 mi
15116 Glenshaw, PA 1.7 mi
15215 Pittsburgh, PA 2.0 mi
15224 Pittsburgh, PA 2.6 mi
15206 Pittsburgh, PA 3.0 mi
15214 Pittsburgh, PA 3.6 mi
15232 Pittsburgh, PA 3.7 mi
15212 Pittsburgh, PA 4.0 mi
15289 Pittsburgh, PA 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15223?

15223 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5042, -79.9510.

What county is 15223 in?

15223 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15223?

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

What time zone is 15223 in?

15223 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15223?

About 6,255 people live in ZIP code 15223, in 3,239 households, at 3,357.5 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 15223?

$61,083 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15223?

The closest are 15209 (1.1 mi), 15201 (1.6 mi), 15116 (1.7 mi), 15215 (2 mi) and 15224 (2.6 mi).

Is 15223 a PO Box ZIP code?

15223 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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