15561
ZIP 15561 is Sipesville, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Somerset
- Metro area
- Somerset, PA
- Population
- 179
- Coordinates
- 40.0938, -79.0907
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Where 15561 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 15561 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgSSI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 15,561 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 13 × 19. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11110011001001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15560 (Shanksville, PA, 11 mi away) and 15562 (Springs, PA, 24 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 15561 becomes 16551, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11556, 11565, 15615, 16155, 16515, 51561, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56511 in Audubon, MN, 966 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
- 🎯1,030 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15561 and you would come out at 40.09°S, 100.91°E — 1,005 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
- 📏 At 0.344 square miles of land, 15561 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 166 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 179This ZIP179 |
|---|---|
| Households | 49This ZIP49 |
| Housing units | 58This ZIP58 |
| Median age | 25.9This ZIP25.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $92,813This ZIP$92,813Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $111,300This ZIP$111,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.5%This ZIP21.5% |
| Mean commute | 22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min |
| Population density | 520.3 / sq miThis ZIP520.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 15561
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
15555 | Quecreek, PA | 0.6 mi |
15520 | Acosta, PA | 1.8 mi |
15544 | Gray, PA | 2.7 mi |
15546 | Jenners, PA | 3.8 mi |
15501 | Somerset, PA | 4.3 mi |
15547 | Jennerstown, PA | 4.9 mi |
15531 | Boswell, PA | 6.2 mi |
15549 | Listie, PA | 6.5 mi |
15541 | Friedens, PA | 6.6 mi |
15548 | Kantner, PA | 8.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 15561?
15561 is in Sipesville, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County, part of the Somerset, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0938, -79.0907.
What county is 15561 in?
15561 lies in Somerset County.
What area code is 15561?
Sipesville uses area codes 814 and 582, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 15561 in?
15561 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 15561?
About 179 people live in ZIP code 15561, in 49 households, at 520.3 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 15561?
$92,813 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 15561?
The closest are 15555 (0.6 mi), 15520 (1.8 mi), 15544 (2.7 mi), 15546 (3.8 mi) and 15501 (4.3 mi).
Is 15561 a PO Box ZIP code?
15561 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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