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15691

ZIP 15691 is Wendel, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County; area code 724; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Westmoreland
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
302
Coordinates
40.2966, -79.6840
☼ Live from 15691 — Wendel, PA

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Where 15691 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15691
  • 🔢 Type 15691 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGgSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,691 = 13 × 17 × 71. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110101001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15690 (Vandergrift, PA, 25 mi away) and 15692 (Westmoreland City, PA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15691 becomes 19651, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11569, 11596, 11695, 11956, 11965, 15619, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96511 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,893 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯998 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15691 and you would come out at 40.30°S, 100.32°E — 1,039 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 0.087 square miles of land, 15691 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 42 football fields.
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People and housing

Population302This ZIP302
Households78This ZIP78
Housing units78This ZIP78
Median age17.5This ZIP17.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$168,289This ZIP$168,289Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$227,500This ZIP$227,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher45.7%This ZIP45.7%
Population density3,471.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,471.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees80This ZIP80
Annual payroll$5,062,000This ZIP$5,062,000

Land area

Land area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 15691

ZIPCityDistance
15611 Adamsburg, PA 1.8 mi
15625 Darragh, PA 1.8 mi
15678 Rillton, PA 2.4 mi
15692 Westmoreland City, PA 2.4 mi
15617 Arona, PA 2.5 mi
15642 Irwin, PA 2.6 mi
15637 Herminie, PA 2.9 mi
15663 Madison, PA 3.1 mi
15665 Manor, PA 3.1 mi
15675 Penn, PA 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15691?

15691 is in Wendel, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2966, -79.6840.

What county is 15691 in?

15691 lies in Westmoreland County.

What area code is 15691?

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

What time zone is 15691 in?

15691 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15691?

About 302 people live in ZIP code 15691, in 78 households, at 3,471.3 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 15691?

$168,289 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15691?

The closest are 15611 (1.8 mi), 15625 (1.8 mi), 15678 (2.4 mi), 15692 (2.4 mi) and 15617 (2.5 mi).

Is 15691 a PO Box ZIP code?

15691 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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