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15636

ZIP 15636 is Harrison City, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County; area codes 724 and 878; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Westmoreland
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
3,560
Coordinates
40.3648, -79.6561
☼ Live from 15636 — Harrison City, PA

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Where 15636 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15636
  • 🔢 Type 15636 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEgSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,636 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 1303. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110100010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15635 (Hannastown, PA, 8 mi away) and 15637 (Herminie, PA, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15636 becomes 63651 — and that is a real ZIP code: Knob Lick, MO, 604 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13656, 13665, 15366, 15663, 16365, 16563, …). The farthest-flung twin is 66531 in Riley, KS, 913 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯999 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15636 and you would come out at 40.36°S, 100.34°E — 1,040 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 2.4 square miles of land, 15636 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,560This ZIP3,560
Households1,424This ZIP1,424
Housing units1,478This ZIP1,478
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$145,492This ZIP$145,492Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$368,500This ZIP$368,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,362This ZIP$1,362Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.2%This ZIP48.2%
Mean commute35.3 minThis ZIP35.3 min
Population density1,474.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,474.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments69This ZIP69
Employees325This ZIP325
Annual payroll$13,209,000This ZIP$13,209,000
Tax returns filed1,950This ZIP1,950
Total adjusted gross income$230,698,000This ZIP$230,698,000

Land area

Land area2.41 sq miThis ZIP2.41 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 15636

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ZIP codes near 15636

ZIPCityDistance
15623 Claridge, PA 1.8 mi
15665 Manor, PA 1.8 mi
15675 Penn, PA 2.3 mi
15644 Jeannette, PA 2.6 mi
15692 Westmoreland City, PA 2.6 mi
15647 Larimer, PA 3.7 mi
15634 Grapeville, PA 3.8 mi
15085 Trafford, PA 3.9 mi
15611 Adamsburg, PA 4.0 mi
15615 Ardara, PA 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15636?

15636 is in Harrison City, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3648, -79.6561.

What county is 15636 in?

15636 lies in Westmoreland County.

What area code is 15636?

Harrison City uses area codes 724 and 878, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 15636 in?

15636 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15636?

About 3,560 people live in ZIP code 15636, in 1,424 households, at 1,474.7 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 15636?

$145,492 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15636?

The closest are 15623 (1.8 mi), 15665 (1.8 mi), 15675 (2.3 mi), 15644 (2.6 mi) and 15692 (2.6 mi).

Is 15636 a PO Box ZIP code?

15636 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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