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15697

ZIP 15697 is Youngwood, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County; area codes 724 and 878; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Westmoreland
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
Population
2,877
Coordinates
40.2399, -79.5806
☼ Live from 15697 — Youngwood, PA

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Where 15697 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15697
  • 🔢 Type 15697 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGgSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,697 = 11 × 1427. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110101010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15696 (Youngstown, PA, 12 mi away) and 15698 (Yukon, PA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15697 becomes 79651, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15679, 17569, 17965, 19567, 59716, 59761, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96517 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,898 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 75%.
  • 🎯1,004 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15697 and you would come out at 40.24°S, 100.42°E — 1,033 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 1.8 square miles of land, 15697 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,877This ZIP2,877
Households1,347This ZIP1,347
Housing units1,527This ZIP1,527
Median age47.2This ZIP47.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$64,961This ZIP$64,961Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$171,000This ZIP$171,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$849This ZIP$849Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density1,609.1 / sq miThis ZIP1,609.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments97This ZIP97
Employees1,544This ZIP1,544
Annual payroll$69,505,000This ZIP$69,505,000
Tax returns filed1,620This ZIP1,620
Total adjusted gross income$82,242,000This ZIP$82,242,000

Land area

Land area1.79 sq miThis ZIP1.79 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 15697

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ZIP codes near 15697

ZIPCityDistance
15616 Armbrust, PA 1.6 mi
15672 New Stanton, PA 2.2 mi
15639 Hunker, PA 2.6 mi
15617 Arona, PA 4.4 mi
15688 Tarrs, PA 4.6 mi
15606 Greensburg, PA 4.8 mi
15689 United, PA 4.8 mi
15674 Norvelt, PA 5.0 mi
15664 Mammoth, PA 5.3 mi
15663 Madison, PA 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15697?

15697 is in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2399, -79.5806.

What county is 15697 in?

15697 lies in Westmoreland County.

What area code is 15697?

Youngwood uses area codes 724 and 878, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 15697 in?

15697 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15697?

About 2,877 people live in ZIP code 15697, in 1,347 households, at 1,609.1 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 15697?

$64,961 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15697?

The closest are 15616 (1.6 mi), 15672 (2.2 mi), 15639 (2.6 mi), 15617 (4.4 mi) and 15688 (4.6 mi).

Is 15697 a PO Box ZIP code?

15697 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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