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15238

ZIP 15238 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
12,868
Coordinates
40.5379, -79.8794
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Where 15238 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15238
  • 🔢 Type 15238 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,238 = 2 × 19 × 401. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101110000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15237 (Pittsburgh, PA, 9 mi away) and 15239 (Pittsburgh, PA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15238 becomes 83251 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mackay, ID, 1,746 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12538, 12583, 12835, 12853, 13825, 15283, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85321 in Ajo, AZ, 1,891 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯986 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15238 and you would come out at 40.54°S, 100.12°E — 1,056 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 15.8 square miles of land, 15238 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,868This ZIP12,868
Households5,591This ZIP5,591
Housing units5,963This ZIP5,963
Median age47.4This ZIP47.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$116,575This ZIP$116,575Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$491,700This ZIP$491,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,320This ZIP$1,320Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher74.8%This ZIP74.8%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density815.2 / sq miThis ZIP815.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments759This ZIP759
Employees22,426This ZIP22,426
Annual payroll$1,714,899,000This ZIP$1,714,899,000
Tax returns filed7,010This ZIP7,010
Total adjusted gross income$1,841,894,000This ZIP$1,841,894,000

Land area

Land area15.79 sq miThis ZIP15.79 sq mi
Water area0.69 sq miThis ZIP0.69 sq mi

Other place names in 15238

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ZIP codes near 15238

ZIPCityDistance
15051 Indianola, PA 2.3 mi
15139 Oakmont, PA 2.5 mi
15116 Glenshaw, PA 3.0 mi
15215 Pittsburgh, PA 3.1 mi
15024 Cheswick, PA 3.7 mi
15147 Verona, PA 3.8 mi
15049 Harwick, PA 4.2 mi
15075 Rural Ridge, PA 4.3 mi
15223 Pittsburgh, PA 4.4 mi
15206 Pittsburgh, PA 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15238?

15238 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5379, -79.8794.

What county is 15238 in?

15238 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15238?

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

What time zone is 15238 in?

15238 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15238?

About 12,868 people live in ZIP code 15238, in 5,591 households, at 815.2 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 15238?

$116,575 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15238?

The closest are 15051 (2.3 mi), 15139 (2.5 mi), 15116 (3 mi), 15215 (3.1 mi) and 15024 (3.7 mi).

Is 15238 a PO Box ZIP code?

15238 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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