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15501

ZIP 15501 is in Somerset, Pennsylvania, mostly in Somerset County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time. Somerset has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 15510.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset +1 more
Metro area
Somerset, PA
Population
16,240
Coordinates
40.0397, -79.1298
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Where 15501 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15501
  • 🔢 Type 15501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,501 = 3 × 5167. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110010001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15492 (Wickhaven, PA, 34 mi away) and 15502 (Hidden Valley, PA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15501 becomes 10551 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mount Vernon, NY, 285 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01515, 05151, 10155, 10551, 11055, 11550, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51105 in Sioux City, IA, 909 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,028 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15501 and you would come out at 40.04°S, 100.87°E — 1,005 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 132.0 square miles of land, 15501 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 100 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,240This ZIP16,240
Households6,611This ZIP6,611
Housing units7,740This ZIP7,740
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$59,245This ZIP$59,245Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$171,100This ZIP$171,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$760This ZIP$760Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%This ZIP19.4%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density123.0 / sq miThis ZIP123.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments631This ZIP631
Employees8,902This ZIP8,902
Annual payroll$416,328,000This ZIP$416,328,000
Tax returns filed7,220This ZIP7,220
Total adjusted gross income$501,259,000This ZIP$501,259,000

Land area

Land area132.00 sq miThis ZIP132.00 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

Counties 15501 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Somerset County 95.4%
Westmoreland County 4.6%

Other place names in 15501

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ZIP codes near 15501

ZIPCityDistance
15561 Sipesville, PA 4.3 mi
15555 Quecreek, PA 4.7 mi
15520 Acosta, PA 5.9 mi
15502 Hidden Valley, PA 6.1 mi
15549 Listie, PA 6.4 mi
15544 Gray, PA 6.6 mi
15510 Somerset, PA 7.1 mi
15541 Friedens, PA 7.9 mi
15546 Jenners, PA 8.0 mi
15547 Jennerstown, PA 9.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15501?

15501 is in Somerset, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County, part of the Somerset, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0397, -79.1298.

What county is 15501 in?

15501 spans 2 counties: Somerset County and Westmoreland County. Most of it falls in Somerset County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 15501?

Somerset uses area codes 814 and 582, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 15501 in?

15501 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15501?

About 16,240 people live in ZIP code 15501, in 6,611 households, at 123.0 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 15501?

$59,245 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15501?

The closest are 15561 (4.3 mi), 15555 (4.7 mi), 15520 (5.9 mi), 15502 (6.1 mi) and 15549 (6.4 mi).

Is 15501 a PO Box ZIP code?

15501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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