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15562

ZIP 15562 is Springs, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset
Metro area
Somerset, PA
Population
344
Coordinates
39.7406, -79.1076
☼ Live from 15562 — Springs, PA

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Where 15562 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15562
  • 🔢 Type 15562 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgSSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,562 = 2 × 31 × 251. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110011001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15561 (Sipesville, PA, 24 mi away) and 15563 (Stoystown, PA, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15562 becomes 26551, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12565, 15265, 15625, 16255, 21556, 21655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56521 in Callaway, MN, 978 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 54% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,032 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15562 and you would come out at 39.74°S, 100.89°E — 994 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 59m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 21m.
  • 📏 At 3.4 square miles of land, 15562 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population344This ZIP344
Households89This ZIP89
Housing units101This ZIP101
Median age55.1This ZIP55.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$84,844This ZIP$84,844Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$167,000This ZIP$167,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher43.8%This ZIP43.8%
Mean commute16.3 minThis ZIP16.3 min
Population density100.9 / sq miThis ZIP100.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees91This ZIP91
Annual payroll$4,559,000This ZIP$4,559,000
Tax returns filed130This ZIP130
Total adjusted gross income$6,573,000This ZIP$6,573,000

Land area

Land area3.41 sq miThis ZIP3.41 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 15562

ZIPCityDistance
15565 West Salisbury, PA 1.3 mi
15558 Salisbury, PA 2.1 mi
15532 Boynton, PA 2.9 mi
21536 Grantsville, MD 6.5 mi
15552 Meyersdale, PA 7.2 mi
15540 Fort Hill, PA 8.0 mi
15542 Garrett, PA 8.9 mi
21532 Frostburg, MD 9.1 mi
21543 Midlothian, MD 10.3 mi
21539 Lonaconing, MD 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15562?

15562 is in Springs, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County, part of the Somerset, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.7406, -79.1076.

What county is 15562 in?

15562 lies in Somerset County.

What area code is 15562?

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

What time zone is 15562 in?

15562 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15562?

About 344 people live in ZIP code 15562, in 89 households, at 100.9 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 15562?

$84,844 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15562?

The closest are 15565 (1.3 mi), 15558 (2.1 mi), 15532 (2.9 mi), 21536 (6.5 mi) and 15552 (7.2 mi).

Is 15562 a PO Box ZIP code?

15562 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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