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15538

ZIP 15538 is Fairhope, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset
Metro area
Somerset, PA
Population
867
Coordinates
39.8637, -78.8345
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Where 15538 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15538
  • 🔢 Type 15538 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BESSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,538 = 2 × 17 × 457. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110010110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15537 (Everett, PA, 26 mi away) and 15539 (Fishertown, PA, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15538 becomes 83551, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15358, 15853, 18355, 31558, 35185, 35581, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85351 in Sun City, AZ, 1,890 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,045 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15538 and you would come out at 39.86°S, 101.17°E — 985 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 68.2 square miles of land, 15538 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population867This ZIP867
Households354This ZIP354
Housing units549This ZIP549
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$75,833This ZIP$75,833Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$175,000This ZIP$175,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%This ZIP14.6%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density12.7 / sq miThis ZIP12.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$920,000This ZIP$920,000
Tax returns filed310This ZIP310
Total adjusted gross income$19,023,000This ZIP$19,023,000

Land area

Land area68.16 sq miThis ZIP68.16 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 15538

ZIPCityDistance
15545 Hyndman, PA 6.1 mi
15530 Berlin, PA 7.1 mi
15534 Buffalo Mills, PA 8.0 mi
15553 New Baltimore, PA 8.9 mi
15564 Wellersburg, PA 9.3 mi
15552 Meyersdale, PA 9.6 mi
21529 Ellerslie, MD 10.8 mi
21524 Corriganville, MD 11.0 mi
21545 Mount Savage, MD 11.1 mi
15560 Shanksville, PA 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15538?

15538 is in Fairhope, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County, part of the Somerset, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8637, -78.8345.

What county is 15538 in?

15538 lies in Somerset County.

What area code is 15538?

Fairhope uses area code 814, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 15538 in?

15538 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15538?

About 867 people live in ZIP code 15538, in 354 households, at 12.7 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 15538?

$75,833 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15538?

The closest are 15545 (6.1 mi), 15530 (7.1 mi), 15534 (8 mi), 15553 (8.9 mi) and 15564 (9.3 mi).

Is 15538 a PO Box ZIP code?

15538 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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