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15436

ZIP 15436 is Fairchance, 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
1,750
Coordinates
39.8185, -79.7255
☼ Live from 15436 — Fairchance, PA

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Where 15436 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15436
  • 🔢 Type 15436 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEhSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,436 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 227. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110001001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15435 (Fairbank, PA, 11 mi away) and 15437 (Farmington, PA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15436 becomes 63451 — and that is a real ZIP code: Leonard, MO, 661 miles away.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13456, 13465, 13645, 13654, 14536, 14563, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56341 in Holmes City, MN, 901 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% 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 15436 and you would come out at 39.82°S, 100.27°E — 1,026 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 6.7 square miles of land, 15436 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,750This ZIP1,750
Households954This ZIP954
Housing units1,063This ZIP1,063
Median age55.8This ZIP55.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$62,917This ZIP$62,917Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$156,200This ZIP$156,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$698This ZIP$698Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%This ZIP16.4%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density260.8 / sq miThis ZIP260.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees155This ZIP155
Annual payroll$5,156,000This ZIP$5,156,000
Tax returns filed1,240This ZIP1,240
Total adjusted gross income$66,523,000This ZIP$66,523,000

Land area

Land area6.71 sq miThis ZIP6.71 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 15436

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ZIP codes near 15436

ZIPCityDistance
15416 Brownfield, PA 2.8 mi
15478 Smithfield, PA 4.7 mi
15445 Hopwood, PA 5.0 mi
15401 Uniontown, PA 5.8 mi
15484 Uledi, PA 5.8 mi
15472 Oliver, PA 7.0 mi
15421 Chalk Hill, PA 7.0 mi
15440 Gibbon Glade, PA 7.1 mi
15437 Farmington, PA 7.4 mi
15439 Gans, PA 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15436?

15436 is in Fairchance, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8185, -79.7255.

What county is 15436 in?

15436 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 15436?

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

What time zone is 15436 in?

15436 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15436?

About 1,750 people live in ZIP code 15436, in 954 households, at 260.8 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 15436?

$62,917 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15436?

The closest are 15416 (2.8 mi), 15478 (4.7 mi), 15445 (5 mi), 15401 (5.8 mi) and 15484 (5.8 mi).

Is 15436 a PO Box ZIP code?

15436 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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