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15550

ZIP 15550 is Manns Choice, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bedford
Metro area
none
Population
1,658
Coordinates
39.9946, -78.6531
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Where 15550 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15550
  • 🔢 Type 15550 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSSSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,550 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 311. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110010111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15549 (Listie, PA, 19 mi away) and 15551 (Markleton, PA, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15550 becomes 05551, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05155, 15055, 50155, 50515, 50551, 51055, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51055 in Sloan, IA, 928 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,054 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15550 and you would come out at 39.99°S, 101.35°E — 982 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 53.5 square miles of land, 15550 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,658This ZIP1,658
Households719This ZIP719
Housing units1,058This ZIP1,058
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$53,750This ZIP$53,750Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$160,800This ZIP$160,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$867This ZIP$867Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.5%This ZIP18.5%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density31.0 / sq miThis ZIP31.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees170This ZIP170
Annual payroll$5,331,000This ZIP$5,331,000
Tax returns filed790This ZIP790
Total adjusted gross income$46,896,000This ZIP$46,896,000

Land area

Land area53.53 sq miThis ZIP53.53 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Other place names in 15550

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ZIP codes near 15550

ZIPCityDistance
15559 Schellsburg, PA 5.0 mi
15553 New Baltimore, PA 6.3 mi
15522 Bedford, PA 6.6 mi
15534 Buffalo Mills, PA 6.9 mi
15926 Central City, PA 8.9 mi
15554 New Paris, PA 9.0 mi
15924 Cairnbrook, PA 9.5 mi
15539 Fishertown, PA 9.8 mi
15538 Fairhope, PA 13.2 mi
15560 Shanksville, PA 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15550?

15550 is in Manns Choice, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. Its published point location is 39.9946, -78.6531.

What county is 15550 in?

15550 lies in Bedford County.

What area code is 15550?

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

What time zone is 15550 in?

15550 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15550?

About 1,658 people live in ZIP code 15550, in 719 households, at 31.0 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 15550?

$53,750 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15550?

The closest are 15559 (5 mi), 15553 (6.3 mi), 15522 (6.6 mi), 15534 (6.9 mi) and 15926 (8.9 mi).

Is 15550 a PO Box ZIP code?

15550 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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