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15226

ZIP 15226 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
13,999
Coordinates
40.3952, -80.0138
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Where 15226 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15226
  • 🔢 Type 15226 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,226 = 2 × 23 × 331. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101101111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15225 (Pittsburgh, PA, 9 mi away) and 15227 (Pittsburgh, PA, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15226 becomes 62251, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12256, 12526, 15262, 15622, 16225, 16522, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56221 in Chokio, MN, 890 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯980 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15226 and you would come out at 40.40°S, 99.99°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 2.5 square miles of land, 15226 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,999This ZIP13,999
Households6,429This ZIP6,429
Housing units7,032This ZIP7,032
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$73,321This ZIP$73,321Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$182,900This ZIP$182,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,321This ZIP$1,321Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.2%This ZIP37.2%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density5,615.3 / sq miThis ZIP5,615.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments195This ZIP195
Employees2,282This ZIP2,282
Annual payroll$125,138,000This ZIP$125,138,000
Tax returns filed7,180This ZIP7,180
Total adjusted gross income$467,605,000This ZIP$467,605,000

Land area

Land area2.49 sq miThis ZIP2.49 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 15226

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ZIP codes near 15226

ZIPCityDistance
15216 Pittsburgh, PA 1.2 mi
15210 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi
15234 Pittsburgh, PA 1.9 mi
15228 Pittsburgh, PA 2.3 mi
15211 Pittsburgh, PA 2.4 mi
15220 Pittsburgh, PA 2.5 mi
15227 Pittsburgh, PA 2.7 mi
15230 Pittsburgh, PA 2.8 mi
15240 Pittsburgh, PA 2.8 mi
15242 Pittsburgh, PA 2.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15226?

15226 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3952, -80.0138.

What county is 15226 in?

15226 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15226?

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

What time zone is 15226 in?

15226 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15226?

About 13,999 people live in ZIP code 15226, in 6,429 households, at 5,615.3 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 15226?

$73,321 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15226?

The closest are 15216 (1.2 mi), 15210 (1.7 mi), 15234 (1.9 mi), 15228 (2.3 mi) and 15211 (2.4 mi).

Is 15226 a PO Box ZIP code?

15226 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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