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15677

ZIP 15677 is Rector, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County; area code 724; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Westmoreland
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
516
Coordinates
40.1504, -79.2311
☼ Live from 15677 — Rector, PA

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Where 15677 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15677
  • 🔢 Type 15677 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLgSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,677 = 61 × 257. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110100111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15676 (Pleasant Unity, PA, 14 mi away) and 15678 (Rillton, PA, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15677 becomes 77651 — and that is a real ZIP code: Port Neches, TX, 1,087 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15767, 15776, 17567, 17576, 17756, 17765, …). The farthest-flung twin is 57761 in New Underwood, SD, 1,234 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,022 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15677 and you would come out at 40.15°S, 100.77°E — 1,013 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 24.8 square miles of land, 15677 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population516This ZIP516
Households266This ZIP266
Housing units439This ZIP439
Median age62.9This ZIP62.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$51,579This ZIP$51,579Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$225,500This ZIP$225,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%This ZIP24.3%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density20.8 / sq miThis ZIP20.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees119This ZIP119
Annual payroll$5,778,000This ZIP$5,778,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$22,294,000This ZIP$22,294,000

Land area

Land area24.82 sq miThis ZIP24.82 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 15677

ZIPCityDistance
15655 Laughlintown, PA 4.3 mi
15687 Stahlstown, PA 4.6 mi
15646 Jones Mills, PA 7.1 mi
15544 Gray, PA 7.2 mi
15628 Donegal, PA 8.1 mi
15531 Boswell, PA 8.2 mi
15658 Ligonier, PA 8.2 mi
15561 Sipesville, PA 8.4 mi
15547 Jennerstown, PA 8.5 mi
15502 Hidden Valley, PA 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15677?

15677 is in Rector, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1504, -79.2311.

What county is 15677 in?

15677 lies in Westmoreland County.

What area code is 15677?

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

What time zone is 15677 in?

15677 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15677?

About 516 people live in ZIP code 15677, in 266 households, at 20.8 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 15677?

$51,579 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15677?

The closest are 15655 (4.3 mi), 15687 (4.6 mi), 15646 (7.1 mi), 15544 (7.2 mi) and 15628 (8.1 mi).

Is 15677 a PO Box ZIP code?

15677 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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