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15243

ZIP 15243 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
13,456
Coordinates
40.3755, -80.0756
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Where 15243 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15243
  • 🔢 Type 15243 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhZSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,243 = 3 × 5081. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11101110001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15242 (Pittsburgh, PA, 5 mi away) and 15244 (Pittsburgh, PA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15243 becomes 34251 — and that is a real ZIP code: Myakka City, FL, 906 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12345, 12435, 12453, 12534, 12543, 13425, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34251 in Myakka City, FL, 906 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% 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 15243 and you would come out at 40.38°S, 99.92°E — 1,060 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 3.0 square miles of land, 15243 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,456This ZIP13,456
Households5,730This ZIP5,730
Housing units6,069This ZIP6,069
Median age52.9This ZIP52.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$116,200This ZIP$116,200Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$283,500This ZIP$283,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,543This ZIP$1,543Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher59.8%This ZIP59.8%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density4,463.0 / sq miThis ZIP4,463.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments201This ZIP201
Employees4,145This ZIP4,145
Annual payroll$283,717,000This ZIP$283,717,000
Tax returns filed7,040This ZIP7,040
Total adjusted gross income$993,509,000This ZIP$993,509,000

Land area

Land area3.02 sq miThis ZIP3.02 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 15243

ZIPCityDistance
15228 Pittsburgh, PA 1.7 mi
15142 Presto, PA 2.5 mi
15216 Pittsburgh, PA 2.9 mi
15106 Carnegie, PA 2.9 mi
15241 Pittsburgh, PA 3.0 mi
15234 Pittsburgh, PA 3.1 mi
15220 Pittsburgh, PA 3.3 mi
15226 Pittsburgh, PA 3.5 mi
15017 Bridgeville, PA 3.6 mi
15064 Morgan, PA 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15243?

15243 is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3755, -80.0756.

What county is 15243 in?

15243 lies in Allegheny County.

What area code is 15243?

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

What time zone is 15243 in?

15243 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15243?

About 13,456 people live in ZIP code 15243, in 5,730 households, at 4,463.0 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 15243?

$116,200 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15243?

The closest are 15228 (1.7 mi), 15142 (2.5 mi), 15216 (2.9 mi), 15106 (2.9 mi) and 15241 (3 mi).

Is 15243 a PO Box ZIP code?

15243 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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