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15639

ZIP 15639 is Hunker, 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
2,160
Coordinates
40.2036, -79.5938
☼ Live from 15639 — Hunker, PA

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Where 15639 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15639
  • 🔢 Type 15639 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEgSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,639 = 3 × 13 × 401. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110100010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15638 (Hostetter, PA, 11 mi away) and 15640 (Hutchinson, PA, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15639 becomes 93651 — and that is a real ZIP code: Prather, CA, 2,149 miles away.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13659, 13695, 15693, 15936, 15963, 16935, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96531 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,834 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% 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 15639 and you would come out at 40.20°S, 100.41°E — 1,032 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 10.9 square miles of land, 15639 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,160This ZIP2,160
Households878This ZIP878
Housing units957This ZIP957
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$79,843This ZIP$79,843Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$231,100This ZIP$231,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,615This ZIP$1,615Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.7%This ZIP33.7%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density197.8 / sq miThis ZIP197.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees685This ZIP685
Annual payroll$44,929,000This ZIP$44,929,000
Tax returns filed980This ZIP980
Total adjusted gross income$63,863,000This ZIP$63,863,000

Land area

Land area10.92 sq miThis ZIP10.92 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 15639

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

ZIP codes near 15639

ZIPCityDistance
15688 Tarrs, PA 2.2 mi
15697 Youngwood, PA 2.6 mi
15616 Armbrust, PA 3.1 mi
15672 New Stanton, PA 3.1 mi
15679 Ruffs Dale, PA 3.5 mi
15612 Alverton, PA 4.5 mi
15698 Yukon, PA 5.1 mi
15674 Norvelt, PA 5.1 mi
15695 Wyano, PA 5.2 mi
15666 Mount Pleasant, PA 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15639?

15639 is in Hunker, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2036, -79.5938.

What county is 15639 in?

15639 lies in Westmoreland County.

What area code is 15639?

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

What time zone is 15639 in?

15639 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15639?

About 2,160 people live in ZIP code 15639, in 878 households, at 197.8 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 15639?

$79,843 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15639?

The closest are 15688 (2.2 mi), 15697 (2.6 mi), 15616 (3.1 mi), 15672 (3.1 mi) and 15679 (3.5 mi).

Is 15639 a PO Box ZIP code?

15639 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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