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15656

ZIP 15656 is Leechburg, Pennsylvania, mostly in Westmoreland County; area codes 724 and 878; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Westmoreland +1 more
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
9,506
Coordinates
40.6412, -79.6178
☼ Live from 15656 — Leechburg, PA

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Where 15656 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15656
  • 🔢 Type 15656 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSgSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,656 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 19 × 103. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110100101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15655 (Laughlintown, PA, 38 mi away) and 15658 (Ligonier, PA, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15656 becomes 65651, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15665, 16565, 16655, 51566, 51656, 55616, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56561 in Moorhead, MN, 955 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,000 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15656 and you would come out at 40.64°S, 100.38°E — 1,048 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 31.9 square miles of land, 15656 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,506This ZIP9,506
Households4,160This ZIP4,160
Housing units4,650This ZIP4,650
Median age48.4This ZIP48.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$68,311This ZIP$68,311Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$162,600This ZIP$162,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$808This ZIP$808Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%This ZIP21.3%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density298.3 / sq miThis ZIP298.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments204This ZIP204
Employees2,340This ZIP2,340
Annual payroll$87,061,000This ZIP$87,061,000
Tax returns filed5,020This ZIP5,020
Total adjusted gross income$331,530,000This ZIP$331,530,000

Land area

Land area31.87 sq miThis ZIP31.87 sq mi
Water area0.71 sq miThis ZIP0.71 sq mi

Counties 15656 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Westmoreland County 57.5%
Armstrong County 42.5%

Other place names in 15656

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

ZIP codes near 15656

ZIPCityDistance
15641 Hyde Park, PA 1.7 mi
15682 Schenley, PA 2.7 mi
15690 Vandergrift, PA 3.6 mi
15629 East Vandergrift, PA 4.2 mi
15673 North Apollo, PA 4.6 mi
16229 Freeport, PA 5.3 mi
15065 Natrona Heights, PA 5.6 mi
15014 Brackenridge, PA 6.9 mi
15613 Apollo, PA 7.2 mi
16212 Cadogan, PA 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15656?

15656 is in Leechburg, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6412, -79.6178.

What county is 15656 in?

15656 spans 2 counties: Westmoreland County and Armstrong County. Most of it falls in Westmoreland County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 15656?

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

What time zone is 15656 in?

15656 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15656?

About 9,506 people live in ZIP code 15656, in 4,160 households, at 298.3 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 15656?

$68,311 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15656?

The closest are 15641 (1.7 mi), 15682 (2.7 mi), 15690 (3.6 mi), 15629 (4.2 mi) and 15673 (4.6 mi).

Is 15656 a PO Box ZIP code?

15656 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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