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15480

ZIP 15480 is Smock, 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
1,766
Coordinates
39.9856, -79.7736
☼ Live from 15480 — Smock, PA

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Where 15480 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15480
  • 🔢 Type 15480 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBhSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,480 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 43. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110001111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15479 (Smithton, PA, 12 mi away) and 15482 (Star Junction, PA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15480 becomes 08451, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01845, 01854, 04851, 05148, 05481, 05841, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85041 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,838 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯995 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15480 and you would come out at 39.99°S, 100.23°E — 1,033 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 15.6 square miles of land, 15480 is bigger than 33% of ZIP codes — room for about 12 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,766This ZIP1,766
Households797This ZIP797
Housing units922This ZIP922
Median age49.4This ZIP49.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$47,375This ZIP$47,375Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$121,400This ZIP$121,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher38.4%This ZIP38.4%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density113.4 / sq miThis ZIP113.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees454This ZIP454
Annual payroll$30,361,000This ZIP$30,361,000
Tax returns filed870This ZIP870
Total adjusted gross income$56,291,000This ZIP$56,291,000

Land area

Land area15.57 sq miThis ZIP15.57 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 15480

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ZIP codes near 15480

ZIPCityDistance
15488 Waltersburg, PA 0.9 mi
15449 Keisterville, PA 1.0 mi
15422 Chestnut Ridge, PA 1.9 mi
15468 New Salem, PA 4.0 mi
15415 Brier Hill, PA 4.1 mi
15442 Grindstone, PA 4.2 mi
15486 Vanderbilt, PA 4.3 mi
15489 West Leisenring, PA 4.5 mi
15435 Fairbank, PA 4.9 mi
15420 Cardale, PA 5.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15480?

15480 is in Smock, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9856, -79.7736.

What county is 15480 in?

15480 lies in Fayette County.

What area code is 15480?

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

What time zone is 15480 in?

15480 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15480?

About 1,766 people live in ZIP code 15480, in 797 households, at 113.4 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 15480?

$47,375 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15480?

The closest are 15488 (0.9 mi), 15449 (1 mi), 15422 (1.9 mi), 15468 (4 mi) and 15415 (4.1 mi).

Is 15480 a PO Box ZIP code?

15480 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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