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15559

ZIP 15559 is Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, mostly in Bedford County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Bedford +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,084
Coordinates
40.0602, -78.6911
☼ Live from 15559 — Schellsburg, PA

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Where 15559 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15559
  • 🔢 Type 15559 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSSSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 15559 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110011000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15558 (Salisbury, PA, 29 mi away) and 15560 (Shanksville, PA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15559 becomes 95551 — and that is a real ZIP code: Loleta, CA, 2,370 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15955, 19555, 51559, 55951, 95155, 95551). The farthest-flung twin is 95551 in Loleta, CA, 2,370 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,051 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15559 and you would come out at 40.06°S, 101.31°E — 986 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 46.5 square miles of land, 15559 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,084This ZIP2,084
Households839This ZIP839
Housing units985This ZIP985
Median age50.6This ZIP50.6Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$61,902This ZIP$61,902Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$211,700This ZIP$211,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,266This ZIP$1,266Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density44.9 / sq miThis ZIP44.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees109This ZIP109
Annual payroll$2,413,000This ZIP$2,413,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$59,870,000This ZIP$59,870,000

Land area

Land area46.46 sq miThis ZIP46.46 sq mi
Water area0.71 sq miThis ZIP0.71 sq mi

Counties 15559 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Bedford County 99.9%
Somerset County 0.1%

Other place names in 15559

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ZIP codes near 15559

ZIPCityDistance
15924 Cairnbrook, PA 4.8 mi
15550 Manns Choice, PA 5.0 mi
15554 New Paris, PA 5.7 mi
15553 New Baltimore, PA 6.9 mi
15539 Fishertown, PA 7.0 mi
15926 Central City, PA 7.0 mi
15521 Alum Bank, PA 10.2 mi
15534 Buffalo Mills, PA 11.1 mi
15522 Bedford, PA 11.1 mi
15560 Shanksville, PA 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15559?

15559 is in Schellsburg, Pennsylvania, in Bedford County. Its published point location is 40.0602, -78.6911.

What county is 15559 in?

15559 spans 2 counties: Bedford County and Somerset County. Most of it falls in Bedford 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 15559?

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

What time zone is 15559 in?

15559 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15559?

About 2,084 people live in ZIP code 15559, in 839 households, at 44.9 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 15559?

$61,902 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15559?

The closest are 15924 (4.8 mi), 15550 (5 mi), 15554 (5.7 mi), 15553 (6.9 mi) and 15539 (7 mi).

Is 15559 a PO Box ZIP code?

15559 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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