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Where 15739 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.
- 🔢 Type 15739 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GELSI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 15739 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11110101111011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15738 (Emeigh, PA, 20 mi away) and 15741 (Gipsy, PA, 17 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 15739 becomes 93751, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13795, 15379, 15937, 17935, 17953, 19357, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95173 in San Jose, CA, 2,283 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
- 🎯1,023 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15739 and you would come out at 40.68°S, 100.84°E — 1,029 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
- 📏 At 0.189 square miles of land, 15739 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 91 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 366This ZIP366 |
|---|---|
| Households | 131This ZIP131 |
| Housing units | 152This ZIP152 |
| Median age | 35.4This ZIP35.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $68,125This ZIP$68,125Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $76,200This ZIP$76,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $906This ZIP$906Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 31.0%This ZIP31.0% |
| Mean commute | 28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min |
| Population density | 1,936.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,936.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 15739
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 15739
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
15723 | Chambersville, PA | 1.4 mi |
15701 | Indiana, PA | 3.5 mi |
15705 | Indiana, PA | 4.4 mi |
15732 | Creekside, PA | 4.6 mi |
15747 | Home, PA | 6.0 mi |
16250 | Sagamore, PA | 7.7 mi |
16246 | Plumville, PA | 7.9 mi |
16211 | Beyer, PA | 8.2 mi |
15754 | Lucernemines, PA | 8.5 mi |
15774 | Shelocta, PA | 8.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 15739?
15739 is in Ernest, Pennsylvania, in Indiana County, part of the Indiana, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6787, -79.1646.
What county is 15739 in?
15739 lies in Indiana County.
What area code is 15739?
Ernest uses area codes 724, 878 and 412, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 15739 in?
15739 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 15739?
About 366 people live in ZIP code 15739, in 131 households, at 1,936.5 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 15739?
$68,125 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 15739?
The closest are 15723 (1.4 mi), 15701 (3.5 mi), 15705 (4.4 mi), 15732 (4.6 mi) and 15747 (6 mi).
Is 15739 a PO Box ZIP code?
15739 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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