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15229

ZIP 15229 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
15,188
Coordinates
40.5199, -80.0387
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Where 15229 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15229
  • 🔢 Type 15229 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,229 = 97 × 157. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101101111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15228 (Pittsburgh, PA, 10 mi away) and 15230 (Pittsburgh, PA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15229 becomes 92251 — and that is a real ZIP code: Imperial, CA, 2,031 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12529, 12592, 12952, 15922, 19522, 21529, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95122 in San Jose, CA, 2,236 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯978 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15229 and you would come out at 40.52°S, 99.96°E — 1,063 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 4.0 square miles of land, 15229 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,188This ZIP15,188
Households6,390This ZIP6,390
Housing units6,556This ZIP6,556
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$90,703This ZIP$90,703Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$243,500This ZIP$243,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,173This ZIP$1,173Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.8%This ZIP47.8%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density3,753.8 / sq miThis ZIP3,753.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments246This ZIP246
Employees1,991This ZIP1,991
Annual payroll$92,689,000This ZIP$92,689,000
Tax returns filed7,770This ZIP7,770
Total adjusted gross income$597,777,000This ZIP$597,777,000

Land area

Land area4.05 sq miThis ZIP4.05 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 15229

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ZIP codes near 15229

ZIPCityDistance
15202 Pittsburgh, PA 2.0 mi
15237 Pittsburgh, PA 2.0 mi
15214 Pittsburgh, PA 2.7 mi
15209 Pittsburgh, PA 3.9 mi
15225 Pittsburgh, PA 4.1 mi
15233 Pittsburgh, PA 4.1 mi
15295 Pittsburgh, PA 4.2 mi
15127 Ingomar, PA 4.4 mi
15290 Pittsburgh, PA 4.4 mi
15204 Pittsburgh, PA 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15229?

15229 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5199, -80.0387.

What county is 15229 in?

15229 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15229?

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

What time zone is 15229 in?

15229 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15229?

About 15,188 people live in ZIP code 15229, in 6,390 households, at 3,753.8 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 15229?

$90,703 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15229?

The closest are 15202 (2 mi), 15237 (2 mi), 15214 (2.7 mi), 15209 (3.9 mi) and 15225 (4.1 mi).

Is 15229 a PO Box ZIP code?

15229 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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