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15442

ZIP 15442 is Grindstone, 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
2,596
Coordinates
40.0192, -79.8398
☼ Live from 15442 — Grindstone, PA

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Where 15442 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15442
  • 🔢 Type 15442 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhhSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,442 = 2 × 7 × 1103. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110001010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15440 (Gibbon Glade, PA, 22 mi away) and 15443 (Hibbs, PA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15442 becomes 24451, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12454, 12544, 14425, 14452, 14542, 15244, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51244 in Matlock, IA, 859 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯991 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15442 and you would come out at 40.02°S, 100.16°E — 1,037 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 16.3 square miles of land, 15442 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,596This ZIP2,596
Households1,088This ZIP1,088
Housing units1,203This ZIP1,203
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$57,246This ZIP$57,246Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$93,200This ZIP$93,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,047This ZIP$1,047Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%This ZIP14.3%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density159.7 / sq miThis ZIP159.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees428This ZIP428
Annual payroll$14,684,000This ZIP$14,684,000
Tax returns filed1,000This ZIP1,000
Total adjusted gross income$59,885,000This ZIP$59,885,000

Land area

Land area16.26 sq miThis ZIP16.26 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 15442

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ZIP codes near 15442

ZIPCityDistance
15415 Brier Hill, PA 2.7 mi
15413 Allison, PA 2.9 mi
15422 Chestnut Ridge, PA 3.2 mi
15444 Hiller, PA 3.7 mi
15419 California, PA 3.7 mi
15438 Fayette City, PA 3.9 mi
15480 Smock, PA 4.2 mi
15420 Cardale, PA 4.2 mi
15477 Roscoe, PA 4.3 mi
15417 Brownsville, PA 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15442?

15442 is in Grindstone, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0192, -79.8398.

What county is 15442 in?

15442 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 15442?

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

What time zone is 15442 in?

15442 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15442?

About 2,596 people live in ZIP code 15442, in 1,088 households, at 159.7 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 15442?

$57,246 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15442?

The closest are 15415 (2.7 mi), 15413 (2.9 mi), 15422 (3.2 mi), 15444 (3.7 mi) and 15419 (3.7 mi).

Is 15442 a PO Box ZIP code?

15442 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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