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15224

ZIP 15224 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
10,665
Coordinates
40.4674, -79.9463
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Where 15224 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15224
  • 🔢 Type 15224 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,224 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 173. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101101111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15223 (Pittsburgh, PA, 3 mi away) and 15225 (Pittsburgh, PA, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15224 becomes 42251, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12245, 12452, 12524, 12542, 14225, 14522, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51242 in Lester, IA, 865 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 15224 and you would come out at 40.47°S, 100.05°E — 1,057 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 15224 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,665This ZIP10,665
Households5,470This ZIP5,470
Housing units6,409This ZIP6,409
Median age34.3This ZIP34.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$66,993This ZIP$66,993Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$246,400This ZIP$246,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,251This ZIP$1,251Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.2%This ZIP56.2%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density6,988.9 / sq miThis ZIP6,988.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments316This ZIP316
Employees9,923This ZIP9,923
Annual payroll$700,697,000This ZIP$700,697,000
Tax returns filed5,360This ZIP5,360
Total adjusted gross income$399,019,000This ZIP$399,019,000

Land area

Land area1.53 sq miThis ZIP1.53 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 15224

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ZIP codes near 15224

ZIPCityDistance
15201 Pittsburgh, PA 1.1 mi
15232 Pittsburgh, PA 1.3 mi
15289 Pittsburgh, PA 1.6 mi
15260 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi
15206 Pittsburgh, PA 1.8 mi
15213 Pittsburgh, PA 2.4 mi
15209 Pittsburgh, PA 2.5 mi
15223 Pittsburgh, PA 2.6 mi
15219 Pittsburgh, PA 2.6 mi
15212 Pittsburgh, PA 2.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15224?

15224 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4674, -79.9463.

What county is 15224 in?

15224 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15224?

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

What time zone is 15224 in?

15224 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15224?

About 10,665 people live in ZIP code 15224, in 5,470 households, at 6,988.9 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 15224?

$66,993 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15224?

The closest are 15201 (1.1 mi), 15232 (1.3 mi), 15289 (1.6 mi), 15260 (1.7 mi) and 15206 (1.8 mi).

Is 15224 a PO Box ZIP code?

15224 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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