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15679

ZIP 15679 is Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County; area code 724; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Westmoreland
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
2,781
Coordinates
40.1877, -79.6558
☼ Live from 15679 — Ruffs Dale, PA

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Where 15679 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15679
  • 🔢 Type 15679 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLgSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 15679 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110100111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15678 (Rillton, PA, 8 mi away) and 15680 (Salina, PA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15679 becomes 97651, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15697, 17569, 17965, 19567, 59716, 59761, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96517 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,900 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% 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 15679 and you would come out at 40.19°S, 100.34°E — 1,034 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 22.0 square miles of land, 15679 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,781This ZIP2,781
Households1,445This ZIP1,445
Housing units1,589This ZIP1,589
Median age57.5This ZIP57.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$77,099This ZIP$77,099Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$200,000This ZIP$200,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$904This ZIP$904Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%This ZIP21.7%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density126.3 / sq miThis ZIP126.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees621This ZIP621
Annual payroll$30,197,000This ZIP$30,197,000
Tax returns filed1,470This ZIP1,470
Total adjusted gross income$103,866,000This ZIP$103,866,000

Land area

Land area22.02 sq miThis ZIP22.02 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 15679

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ZIP codes near 15679

ZIPCityDistance
15695 Wyano, PA 2.1 mi
15698 Yukon, PA 2.5 mi
15639 Hunker, PA 3.5 mi
15479 Smithton, PA 3.7 mi
15688 Tarrs, PA 3.8 mi
15672 New Stanton, PA 4.3 mi
15612 Alverton, PA 4.6 mi
15663 Madison, PA 4.6 mi
15640 Hutchinson, PA 4.7 mi
15697 Youngwood, PA 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15679?

15679 is in Ruffs Dale, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1877, -79.6558.

What county is 15679 in?

15679 lies in Westmoreland County.

What area code is 15679?

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

What time zone is 15679 in?

15679 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15679?

About 2,781 people live in ZIP code 15679, in 1,445 households, at 126.3 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 15679?

$77,099 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15679?

The closest are 15695 (2.1 mi), 15698 (2.5 mi), 15639 (3.5 mi), 15479 (3.7 mi) and 15688 (3.8 mi).

Is 15679 a PO Box ZIP code?

15679 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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