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15560

ZIP 15560 is Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset
Metro area
Somerset, PA
Population
142
Coordinates
40.0169, -78.9067
☼ Live from 15560 — Shanksville, PA

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Where 15560 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15560
  • 🔢 Type 15560 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgSSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,560 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 389. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110011001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15559 (Schellsburg, PA, 12 mi away) and 15561 (Sipesville, PA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15560 becomes 06551, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01655, 05156, 05651, 06155, 06515, 15056, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56510 in Ada, MN, 1,013 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,040 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15560 and you would come out at 40.02°S, 101.09°E — 994 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 0.168 square miles of land, 15560 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 81 football fields.
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People and housing

Population142This ZIP142
Households52This ZIP52
Housing units64This ZIP64
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$65,000This ZIP$65,000Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$120,800This ZIP$120,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%This ZIP11.1%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density845.2 / sq miThis ZIP845.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees16This ZIP16
Annual payroll$569,000This ZIP$569,000

Land area

Land area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 15560

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 15560

ZIPCityDistance
15541 Friedens, PA 4.5 mi
15926 Central City, PA 4.8 mi
15563 Stoystown, PA 5.3 mi
15530 Berlin, PA 5.3 mi
15549 Listie, PA 5.6 mi
15548 Kantner, PA 6.1 mi
15553 New Baltimore, PA 7.5 mi
15510 Somerset, PA 7.9 mi
15924 Cairnbrook, PA 9.7 mi
15936 Hooversville, PA 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15560?

15560 is in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County, part of the Somerset, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0169, -78.9067.

What county is 15560 in?

15560 lies in Somerset County.

What area code is 15560?

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

What time zone is 15560 in?

15560 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15560?

About 142 people live in ZIP code 15560, in 52 households, at 845.2 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 15560?

$65,000 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15560?

The closest are 15541 (4.5 mi), 15926 (4.8 mi), 15563 (5.3 mi), 15530 (5.3 mi) and 15549 (5.6 mi).

Is 15560 a PO Box ZIP code?

15560 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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