15520
ZIP 15520 is Acosta, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Somerset
- Metro area
- Somerset, PA
- Population
- 301
- Coordinates
- 40.1063, -79.0602
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Where 15520 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 15520 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZSSI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 15,520 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 97. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11110010100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15510 (Somerset, PA, 10 mi away) and 15521 (Alum Bank, PA, 24 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 15520 becomes 02551, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01255, 01525, 02155, 05152, 05251, 10552, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51250 in Sioux Center, IA, 908 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
- 🎯1,032 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15520 and you would come out at 40.11°S, 100.94°E — 1,004 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
- 📏 At 0.660 square miles of land, 15520 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 319 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 301This ZIP301 |
|---|---|
| Households | 111This ZIP111 |
| Housing units | 121This ZIP121 |
| Median age | 59.1This ZIP59.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $111,900This ZIP$111,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 456.1 / sq miThis ZIP456.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.66 sq miThis ZIP0.66 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 15520
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
15555 | Quecreek, PA | 1.3 mi |
15561 | Sipesville, PA | 1.8 mi |
15546 | Jenners, PA | 2.2 mi |
15544 | Gray, PA | 2.6 mi |
15547 | Jennerstown, PA | 3.9 mi |
15531 | Boswell, PA | 5.5 mi |
15541 | Friedens, PA | 5.8 mi |
15501 | Somerset, PA | 5.9 mi |
15549 | Listie, PA | 6.4 mi |
15548 | Kantner, PA | 6.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 15520?
15520 is in Acosta, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County, part of the Somerset, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1063, -79.0602.
What county is 15520 in?
15520 lies in Somerset County.
What area code is 15520?
Acosta uses area codes 814 and 582, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 15520 in?
15520 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 15520?
About 301 people live in ZIP code 15520, in 111 households, at 456.1 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 15520?
The closest are 15555 (1.3 mi), 15561 (1.8 mi), 15546 (2.2 mi), 15544 (2.6 mi) and 15547 (3.9 mi).
Is 15520 a PO Box ZIP code?
15520 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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