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15629

ZIP 15629 is East Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County; area code 724; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Westmoreland
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
631
Coordinates
40.5974, -79.5629
☼ Live from 15629 — East Vandergrift, PA

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Where 15629 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15629
  • 🔢 Type 15629 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZgSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 15629 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110100001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15628 (Donegal, PA, 36 mi away) and 15631 (Everson, PA, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15629 becomes 92651 — and that is a real ZIP code: Laguna Beach, CA, 2,144 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12569, 12956, 12965, 15692, 15926, 15962, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96521 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,004 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,003 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15629 and you would come out at 40.60°S, 100.44°E — 1,044 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 0.126 square miles of land, 15629 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 61 football fields.
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People and housing

Population631This ZIP631
Households308This ZIP308
Housing units361This ZIP361
Median age52.8This ZIP52.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$55,278This ZIP$55,278Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$70,300This ZIP$70,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$820This ZIP$820Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%This ZIP19.2%
Mean commute23.7 minThis ZIP23.7 min
Population density5,007.9 / sq miThis ZIP5,007.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees22This ZIP22
Annual payroll$533,000This ZIP$533,000

Land area

Land area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 15629

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ZIP codes near 15629

ZIPCityDistance
15673 North Apollo, PA 0.4 mi
15641 Hyde Park, PA 2.7 mi
15690 Vandergrift, PA 3.1 mi
15613 Apollo, PA 3.5 mi
15656 Leechburg, PA 4.2 mi
15680 Salina, PA 6.3 mi
15682 Schenley, PA 6.6 mi
15618 Avonmore, PA 6.7 mi
15686 Spring Church, PA 6.7 mi
15068 New Kensington, PA 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15629?

15629 is in East Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5974, -79.5629.

What county is 15629 in?

15629 lies in Westmoreland County.

What area code is 15629?

East Vandergrift uses area code 724, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 15629 in?

15629 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15629?

About 631 people live in ZIP code 15629, in 308 households, at 5,007.9 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 15629?

$55,278 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15629?

The closest are 15673 (0.4 mi), 15641 (2.7 mi), 15690 (3.1 mi), 15613 (3.5 mi) and 15656 (4.2 mi).

Is 15629 a PO Box ZIP code?

15629 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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