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15236

ZIP 15236 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
31,313
Coordinates
40.3476, -79.9765
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Where 15236 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15236
  • 🔢 Type 15236 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,236 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 293. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101110000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15235 (Pittsburgh, PA, 11 mi away) and 15237 (Pittsburgh, PA, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15236 becomes 63251, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12563, 13625, 13652, 15362, 15623, 15632, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56231 in Danvers, MN, 868 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 15236 and you would come out at 40.35°S, 100.02°E — 1,054 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 10.7 square miles of land, 15236 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,313This ZIP31,313
Households13,405This ZIP13,405
Housing units14,228This ZIP14,228
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$90,767This ZIP$90,767Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$233,400This ZIP$233,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,148This ZIP$1,148Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.2%This ZIP41.2%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density2,923.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,923.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments776This ZIP776
Employees14,397This ZIP14,397
Annual payroll$724,610,000This ZIP$724,610,000
Tax returns filed16,600This ZIP16,600
Total adjusted gross income$1,295,806,000This ZIP$1,295,806,000

Land area

Land area10.71 sq miThis ZIP10.71 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 15236

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ZIP codes near 15236

ZIPCityDistance
15227 Pittsburgh, PA 1.9 mi
15123 West Mifflin, PA 2.2 mi
15234 Pittsburgh, PA 2.6 mi
15102 Bethel Park, PA 3.7 mi
15226 Pittsburgh, PA 3.8 mi
15129 South Park, PA 3.9 mi
15228 Pittsburgh, PA 3.9 mi
15210 Pittsburgh, PA 4.1 mi
15207 Pittsburgh, PA 4.2 mi
15122 West Mifflin, PA 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15236?

15236 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3476, -79.9765.

What county is 15236 in?

15236 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15236?

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

What time zone is 15236 in?

15236 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15236?

About 31,313 people live in ZIP code 15236, in 13,405 households, at 2,923.4 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 15236?

$90,767 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15236?

The closest are 15227 (1.9 mi), 15123 (2.2 mi), 15234 (2.6 mi), 15102 (3.7 mi) and 15226 (3.8 mi).

Is 15236 a PO Box ZIP code?

15236 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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