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15428

ZIP 15428 is Dawson, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County; area codes 724 and 878; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Fayette
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
1,763
Coordinates
40.0843, -79.6820
☼ Live from 15428 — Dawson, PA

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Where 15428 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15428
  • 🔢 Type 15428 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZhSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,428 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 19 × 29. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110001000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15427 (Daisytown, PA, 15 mi away) and 15429 (Denbo, PA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15428 becomes 82451, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12458, 12485, 12548, 12584, 12845, 12854, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85214 in Mesa, AZ, 1,828 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯999 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15428 and you would come out at 40.08°S, 100.32°E — 1,032 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 20.5 square miles of land, 15428 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,763This ZIP1,763
Households702This ZIP702
Housing units748This ZIP748
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$70,368This ZIP$70,368Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$123,200This ZIP$123,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$911This ZIP$911Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%This ZIP16.5%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density86.0 / sq miThis ZIP86.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees68This ZIP68
Annual payroll$3,765,000This ZIP$3,765,000
Tax returns filed830This ZIP830
Total adjusted gross income$49,365,000This ZIP$49,365,000

Land area

Land area20.49 sq miThis ZIP20.49 sq mi
Water area0.60 sq miThis ZIP0.60 sq mi

Other place names in 15428

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ZIP codes near 15428

ZIPCityDistance
15430 Dickerson Run, PA 3.4 mi
15683 Scottdale, PA 4.2 mi
15486 Vanderbilt, PA 4.3 mi
15448 Jacobs Creek, PA 4.5 mi
15473 Perryopolis, PA 4.6 mi
15482 Star Junction, PA 4.8 mi
15479 Smithton, PA 4.8 mi
15492 Wickhaven, PA 4.9 mi
15631 Everson, PA 5.1 mi
15455 Leisenring, PA 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15428?

15428 is in Dawson, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0843, -79.6820.

What county is 15428 in?

15428 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 15428?

Dawson uses area codes 724 and 878, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 15428 in?

15428 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15428?

About 1,763 people live in ZIP code 15428, in 702 households, at 86.0 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 15428?

$70,368 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15428?

The closest are 15430 (3.4 mi), 15683 (4.2 mi), 15486 (4.3 mi), 15448 (4.5 mi) and 15473 (4.6 mi).

Is 15428 a PO Box ZIP code?

15428 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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