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15539

ZIP 15539 is Fishertown, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bedford
Metro area
none
Population
158
Coordinates
40.1284, -78.5934
☼ Live from 15539 — Fishertown, PA

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Where 15539 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15539
  • 🔢 Type 15539 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GESSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,539 = 41 × 379. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110010110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15538 (Fairhope, PA, 22 mi away) and 15540 (Fort Hill, PA, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15539 becomes 93551 — and that is a real ZIP code: Palmdale, CA, 2,192 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15359, 15935, 15953, 19355, 19535, 35951, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95531 in Crescent City, CA, 2,350 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,056 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15539 and you would come out at 40.13°S, 101.41°E — 983 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 15539 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 580 football fields.
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People and housing

Population158This ZIP158
Households110This ZIP110
Housing units196This ZIP196
Median age62.1This ZIP62.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$45,893This ZIP$45,893Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$135,200This ZIP$135,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%This ZIP10.1%
Population density131.9 / sq miThis ZIP131.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees84This ZIP84
Annual payroll$3,466,000This ZIP$3,466,000
Tax returns filed250This ZIP250
Total adjusted gross income$11,690,000This ZIP$11,690,000

Land area

Land area1.20 sq miThis ZIP1.20 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 15539

ZIPCityDistance
15554 New Paris, PA 1.5 mi
16667 Osterburg, PA 5.2 mi
15521 Alum Bank, PA 5.3 mi
15559 Schellsburg, PA 7.0 mi
16655 Imler, PA 8.4 mi
15924 Cairnbrook, PA 9.1 mi
16664 New Enterprise, PA 9.8 mi
15550 Manns Choice, PA 9.8 mi
16670 Queen, PA 10.1 mi
16659 Loysburg, PA 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15539?

15539 is in Fishertown, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. Its published point location is 40.1284, -78.5934.

What county is 15539 in?

15539 lies in Bedford County.

What area code is 15539?

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

What time zone is 15539 in?

15539 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15539?

About 158 people live in ZIP code 15539, in 110 households, at 131.9 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 15539?

$45,893 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15539?

The closest are 15554 (1.5 mi), 16667 (5.2 mi), 15521 (5.3 mi), 15559 (7 mi) and 16655 (8.4 mi).

Is 15539 a PO Box ZIP code?

15539 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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