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15690

ZIP 15690 is Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, mostly in Armstrong County; area code 724; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Armstrong +1 more
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
8,985
Coordinates
40.6414, -79.5494
☼ Live from 15690 — Vandergrift, PA

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Where 15690 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 15690
  • 🔢 Type 15690 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGgSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,690 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 523. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110101001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15689 (United, PA, 29 mi away) and 15691 (Wendel, PA, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15690 becomes 09651, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01569, 01965, 06519, 09156, 09165, 10596, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09165 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,086 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% 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 15690 and you would come out at 40.64°S, 100.45°E — 1,045 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 26.3 square miles of land, 15690 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,985This ZIP8,985
Households3,872This ZIP3,872
Housing units4,486This ZIP4,486
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$55,457This ZIP$55,457Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$111,800This ZIP$111,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$806This ZIP$806Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.6%This ZIP13.6%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density341.1 / sq miThis ZIP341.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments125This ZIP125
Employees1,012This ZIP1,012
Annual payroll$40,999,000This ZIP$40,999,000
Tax returns filed4,090This ZIP4,090
Total adjusted gross income$211,081,000This ZIP$211,081,000

Land area

Land area26.34 sq miThis ZIP26.34 sq mi
Water area0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi

Counties 15690 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Armstrong County 90.7%
Westmoreland County 9.3%

Other place names in 15690

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ZIP codes near 15690

ZIPCityDistance
15641 Hyde Park, PA 2.2 mi
15629 East Vandergrift, PA 3.1 mi
15673 North Apollo, PA 3.3 mi
15656 Leechburg, PA 3.6 mi
15682 Schenley, PA 4.9 mi
16226 Ford City, PA 6.0 mi
15686 Spring Church, PA 6.2 mi
15613 Apollo, PA 6.6 mi
16229 Freeport, PA 7.4 mi
15618 Avonmore, PA 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15690?

15690 is in Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, in Armstrong County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6414, -79.5494.

What county is 15690 in?

15690 spans 2 counties: Armstrong County and Westmoreland County. Most of it falls in Armstrong 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 15690?

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

What time zone is 15690 in?

15690 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15690?

About 8,985 people live in ZIP code 15690, in 3,872 households, at 341.1 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 15690?

$55,457 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15690?

The closest are 15641 (2.2 mi), 15629 (3.1 mi), 15673 (3.3 mi), 15656 (3.6 mi) and 15682 (4.9 mi).

Is 15690 a PO Box ZIP code?

15690 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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