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15438

ZIP 15438 is Fayette City, 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
1,915
Coordinates
40.0729, -79.8593
☼ Live from 15438 — Fayette City, PA

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Where 15438 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15438
  • 🔢 Type 15438 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEhSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,438 = 2 × 3 × 31 × 83. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110001001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15437 (Farmington, PA, 24 mi away) and 15439 (Gans, PA, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15438 becomes 83451 — and that is a real ZIP code: Teton, ID, 1,643 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13485, 13845, 14538, 14853, 15348, 15483, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85341 in Lukeville, AZ, 1,907 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 74%.
  • 🎯990 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15438 and you would come out at 40.07°S, 100.14°E — 1,040 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 11.2 square miles of land, 15438 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,915This ZIP1,915
Households836This ZIP836
Housing units984This ZIP984
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$53,917This ZIP$53,917Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$145,500This ZIP$145,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$727This ZIP$727Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.2%This ZIP31.2%
Mean commute34.0 minThis ZIP34.0 min
Population density170.9 / sq miThis ZIP170.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees85This ZIP85
Annual payroll$3,480,000This ZIP$3,480,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$71,042,000This ZIP$71,042,000

Land area

Land area11.20 sq miThis ZIP11.20 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi

Other place names in 15438

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ZIP codes near 15438

ZIPCityDistance
15477 Roscoe, PA 0.5 mi
15483 Stockdale, PA 0.8 mi
15466 Newell, PA 1.6 mi
15434 Elco, PA 1.8 mi
15412 Allenport, PA 2.0 mi
15419 California, PA 2.0 mi
15432 Dunlevy, PA 2.5 mi
15442 Grindstone, PA 3.9 mi
15423 Coal Center, PA 3.9 mi
15072 Pricedale, PA 4.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15438?

15438 is in Fayette City, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0729, -79.8593.

What county is 15438 in?

15438 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 15438?

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

What time zone is 15438 in?

15438 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15438?

About 1,915 people live in ZIP code 15438, in 836 households, at 170.9 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 15438?

$53,917 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15438?

The closest are 15477 (0.5 mi), 15483 (0.8 mi), 15466 (1.6 mi), 15434 (1.8 mi) and 15412 (2 mi).

Is 15438 a PO Box ZIP code?

15438 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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