15462
ZIP 15462 is Melcroft, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County; area code 724; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Fayette
- Metro area
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Population
- 80
- Coordinates
- 40.0613, -79.3811
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Where 15462 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 15462 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZghSI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 15,462 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 859. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11110001100110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15461 (Masontown, PA, 31 mi away) and 15463 (Merrittstown, PA, 28 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 15462 becomes 26451 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Milford, WV, 80 miles away.
- 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12456, 12465, 12546, 12564, 14265, 14526, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56142 in Ivanhoe, MN, 912 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
- 🎯1,015 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15462 and you would come out at 40.06°S, 100.62°E — 1,017 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
- 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 15462 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 80This ZIP80 |
|---|---|
| Households | 38This ZIP38 |
| Housing units | 38This ZIP38 |
| Median age | 63.1This ZIP63.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 59.5 / sq miThis ZIP59.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 8This ZIP8 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 57This ZIP57 |
| Annual payroll | $2,187,000This ZIP$2,187,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 160This ZIP160 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $8,125,000This ZIP$8,125,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.34 sq miThis ZIP1.34 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 15462
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
15446 | Indian Head, PA | 2.4 mi |
15628 | Donegal, PA | 2.7 mi |
15646 | Jones Mills, PA | 3.0 mi |
15622 | Champion, PA | 3.6 mi |
15469 | Normalville, PA | 3.8 mi |
15610 | Acme, PA | 5.2 mi |
15490 | White, PA | 5.4 mi |
15687 | Stahlstown, PA | 6.2 mi |
15502 | Hidden Valley, PA | 7.6 mi |
15425 | Connellsville, PA | 9.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 15462?
15462 is in Melcroft, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0613, -79.3811.
What county is 15462 in?
15462 lies in Fayette County.
What area code is 15462?
Melcroft uses area code 724, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 15462 in?
15462 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 15462?
About 80 people live in ZIP code 15462, in 38 households, at 59.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 15462?
The closest are 15446 (2.4 mi), 15628 (2.7 mi), 15646 (3 mi), 15622 (3.6 mi) and 15469 (3.8 mi).
Is 15462 a PO Box ZIP code?
15462 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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