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15227

ZIP 15227 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
28,460
Coordinates
40.3750, -79.9708
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Where 15227 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15227
  • 🔢 Type 15227 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 15227 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101101111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15226 (Pittsburgh, PA, 3 mi away) and 15228 (Pittsburgh, PA, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15227 becomes 72251, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12257, 12527, 12572, 12725, 12752, 15272, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75212 in Dallas, TX, 1,072 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯982 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15227 and you would come out at 40.37°S, 100.03°E — 1,055 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 6.1 square miles of land, 15227 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,460This ZIP28,460
Households12,654This ZIP12,654
Housing units13,821This ZIP13,821
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$75,448This ZIP$75,448Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$185,100This ZIP$185,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$865This ZIP$865Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%This ZIP35.2%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density4,654.9 / sq miThis ZIP4,654.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments400This ZIP400
Employees4,199This ZIP4,199
Annual payroll$181,543,000This ZIP$181,543,000
Tax returns filed14,750This ZIP14,750
Total adjusted gross income$964,430,000This ZIP$964,430,000

Land area

Land area6.11 sq miThis ZIP6.11 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 15227

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ZIP codes near 15227

ZIPCityDistance
15236 Pittsburgh, PA 1.9 mi
15210 Pittsburgh, PA 2.3 mi
15234 Pittsburgh, PA 2.5 mi
15207 Pittsburgh, PA 2.5 mi
15123 West Mifflin, PA 2.6 mi
15226 Pittsburgh, PA 2.7 mi
15203 Pittsburgh, PA 3.5 mi
15120 Homestead, PA 3.6 mi
15228 Pittsburgh, PA 3.9 mi
15216 Pittsburgh, PA 3.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15227?

15227 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3750, -79.9708.

What county is 15227 in?

15227 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15227?

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

What time zone is 15227 in?

15227 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15227?

About 28,460 people live in ZIP code 15227, in 12,654 households, at 4,654.9 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 15227?

$75,448 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15227?

The closest are 15236 (1.9 mi), 15210 (2.3 mi), 15234 (2.5 mi), 15207 (2.5 mi) and 15123 (2.6 mi).

Is 15227 a PO Box ZIP code?

15227 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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