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15468

ZIP 15468 is New Salem, 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
2,211
Coordinates
39.9501, -79.8326
☼ Live from 15468 — New Salem, PA

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Where 15468 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15468
  • 🔢 Type 15468 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BghSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,468 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 1289. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110001101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15467 (New Geneva, PA, 12 mi away) and 15469 (Normalville, PA, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15468 becomes 86451, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14568, 14586, 14856, 14865, 15486, 15684, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85614 in Green Valley, AZ, 1,819 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯992 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15468 and you would come out at 39.95°S, 100.17°E — 1,035 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 11.9 square miles of land, 15468 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,211This ZIP2,211
Households1,013This ZIP1,013
Housing units1,035This ZIP1,035
Median age58.1This ZIP58.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$69,375This ZIP$69,375Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$110,400This ZIP$110,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$782This ZIP$782Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%This ZIP10.4%
Mean commute19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min
Population density185.2 / sq miThis ZIP185.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees108This ZIP108
Annual payroll$3,787,000This ZIP$3,787,000
Tax returns filed1,040This ZIP1,040
Total adjusted gross income$56,463,000This ZIP$56,463,000

Land area

Land area11.94 sq miThis ZIP11.94 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 15468

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ZIP codes near 15468

ZIPCityDistance
15435 Fairbank, PA 0.9 mi
15420 Cardale, PA 1.8 mi
15415 Brier Hill, PA 2.3 mi
15422 Chestnut Ridge, PA 2.3 mi
15475 Republic, PA 2.6 mi
15449 Keisterville, PA 3.2 mi
15413 Allison, PA 3.2 mi
15443 Hibbs, PA 3.5 mi
15463 Merrittstown, PA 3.6 mi
15480 Smock, PA 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15468?

15468 is in New Salem, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9501, -79.8326.

What county is 15468 in?

15468 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 15468?

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

What time zone is 15468 in?

15468 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15468?

About 2,211 people live in ZIP code 15468, in 1,013 households, at 185.2 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 15468?

$69,375 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15468?

The closest are 15435 (0.9 mi), 15420 (1.8 mi), 15415 (2.3 mi), 15422 (2.3 mi) and 15475 (2.6 mi).

Is 15468 a PO Box ZIP code?

15468 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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