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15228

ZIP 15228 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
18,236
Coordinates
40.3707, -80.0440
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Where 15228 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15228
  • 🔢 Type 15228 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,228 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 47. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101101111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15227 (Pittsburgh, PA, 4 mi away) and 15229 (Pittsburgh, PA, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15228 becomes 82251, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12528, 12582, 12852, 15282, 15822, 18225, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85122 in Casa Grande, AZ, 1,821 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯979 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15228 and you would come out at 40.37°S, 99.96°E — 1,058 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 3.2 square miles of land, 15228 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,236This ZIP18,236
Households7,389This ZIP7,389
Housing units7,835This ZIP7,835
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$123,681This ZIP$123,681Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$383,700This ZIP$383,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,194This ZIP$1,194Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher68.2%This ZIP68.2%
Mean commute24.9 minThis ZIP24.9 min
Population density5,725.6 / sq miThis ZIP5,725.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments436This ZIP436
Employees3,247This ZIP3,247
Annual payroll$135,322,000This ZIP$135,322,000
Tax returns filed8,850This ZIP8,850
Total adjusted gross income$1,317,019,000This ZIP$1,317,019,000

Land area

Land area3.19 sq miThis ZIP3.19 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 15228

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ZIP codes near 15228

ZIPCityDistance
15234 Pittsburgh, PA 1.4 mi
15243 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi
15216 Pittsburgh, PA 2.3 mi
15226 Pittsburgh, PA 2.3 mi
15241 Pittsburgh, PA 3.3 mi
15220 Pittsburgh, PA 3.3 mi
15102 Bethel Park, PA 3.4 mi
15227 Pittsburgh, PA 3.9 mi
15236 Pittsburgh, PA 3.9 mi
15210 Pittsburgh, PA 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15228?

15228 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3707, -80.0440.

What county is 15228 in?

15228 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15228?

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

What time zone is 15228 in?

15228 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15228?

About 18,236 people live in ZIP code 15228, in 7,389 households, at 5,725.6 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 15228?

$123,681 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15228?

The closest are 15234 (1.4 mi), 15243 (1.7 mi), 15216 (2.3 mi), 15226 (2.3 mi) and 15241 (3.3 mi).

Is 15228 a PO Box ZIP code?

15228 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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