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15696

ZIP 15696 is Youngstown, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County; area code 724; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Westmoreland
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
218
Coordinates
40.2798, -79.3659
☼ Live from 15696 — Youngstown, PA

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Where 15696 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15696
  • 🔢 Type 15696 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGgSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,696 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 109. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110101010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15695 (Wyano, PA, 18 mi away) and 15697 (Youngwood, PA, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15696 becomes 69651, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16659, 16695, 56169, 56619, 61569, 61956, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96516 in FPO AA, a military post office, 5,373 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,015 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15696 and you would come out at 40.28°S, 100.63°E — 1,024 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 0.111 square miles of land, 15696 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 54 football fields.
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People and housing

Population218This ZIP218
Households113This ZIP113
Housing units118This ZIP118
Median age48.1This ZIP48.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$65,250This ZIP$65,250Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$127,300This ZIP$127,300Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$875This ZIP$875Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%This ZIP22.4%
Mean commute18.9 minThis ZIP18.9 min
Population density1,964.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,964.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees288This ZIP288
Annual payroll$16,828,000This ZIP$16,828,000

Land area

Land area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 15696

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ZIP codes near 15696

ZIPCityDistance
15650 Latrobe, PA 1.4 mi
15638 Hostetter, PA 2.2 mi
15661 Loyalhanna, PA 2.9 mi
15693 Whitney, PA 3.0 mi
15620 Bradenville, PA 3.3 mi
15676 Pleasant Unity, PA 5.5 mi
15627 Derry, PA 6.0 mi
15671 New Derry, PA 6.0 mi
15605 Greensburg, PA 6.8 mi
15685 Southwest, PA 6.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15696?

15696 is in Youngstown, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2798, -79.3659.

What county is 15696 in?

15696 lies in Westmoreland County.

What area code is 15696?

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

What time zone is 15696 in?

15696 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15696?

About 218 people live in ZIP code 15696, in 113 households, at 1,964.0 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 15696?

$65,250 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15696?

The closest are 15650 (1.4 mi), 15638 (2.2 mi), 15661 (2.9 mi), 15693 (3 mi) and 15620 (3.3 mi).

Is 15696 a PO Box ZIP code?

15696 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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