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15241

ZIP 15241 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, mostly 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 +1 more
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
22,294
Coordinates
40.3329, -80.0829
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Where 15241 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15241
  • 🔢 Type 15241 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 15241 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101110001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15240 (Pittsburgh, PA, 8 mi away) and 15242 (Pittsburgh, PA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15241 becomes 14251, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11245, 11425, 11542, 12154, 12451, 12514, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51241 in Larchwood, IA, 868 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯977 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15241 and you would come out at 40.33°S, 99.92°E — 1,059 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 10.2 square miles of land, 15241 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,294This ZIP22,294
Households8,314This ZIP8,314
Housing units8,718This ZIP8,718
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$153,936This ZIP$153,936Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$422,700This ZIP$422,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,797This ZIP$1,797Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher72.4%This ZIP72.4%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density2,181.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,181.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments684This ZIP684
Employees8,502This ZIP8,502
Annual payroll$425,224,000This ZIP$425,224,000
Tax returns filed10,710This ZIP10,710
Total adjusted gross income$2,417,990,000This ZIP$2,417,990,000

Land area

Land area10.22 sq miThis ZIP10.22 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 15241 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Allegheny County 99.0%
Washington County 1.0%

Other place names in 15241

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 15241

ZIPCityDistance
15102 Bethel Park, PA 2.5 mi
15017 Bridgeville, PA 2.8 mi
15055 Lawrence, PA 2.8 mi
15243 Pittsburgh, PA 3.0 mi
15228 Pittsburgh, PA 3.3 mi
15064 Morgan, PA 3.8 mi
15142 Presto, PA 4.1 mi
15234 Pittsburgh, PA 4.2 mi
15031 Cuddy, PA 4.3 mi
15339 Hendersonville, PA 4.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15241?

15241 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3329, -80.0829.

What county is 15241 in?

15241 spans 2 counties: Allegheny County and Washington County. Most of it falls in Allegheny County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 15241?

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

What time zone is 15241 in?

15241 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15241?

About 22,294 people live in ZIP code 15241, in 8,314 households, at 2,181.4 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 15241?

$153,936 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15241?

The closest are 15102 (2.5 mi), 15017 (2.8 mi), 15055 (2.8 mi), 15243 (3 mi) and 15228 (3.3 mi).

Is 15241 a PO Box ZIP code?

15241 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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