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15779

ZIP 15779 is Torrance, 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
526
Coordinates
40.4001, -79.2184
☼ Live from 15779 — Torrance, PA

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Where 15779 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15779
  • 🔢 Type 15779 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLLSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,779 = 31 × 509. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110110100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15778 (Timblin, PA, 39 mi away) and 15780 (Valier, PA, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15779 becomes 97751 — and that is a real ZIP code: Paulina, OR, 2,069 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17579, 17957, 57197, 57719, 57791, 59717, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95717 in Gold Run, CA, 2,192 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,022 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15779 and you would come out at 40.40°S, 100.78°E — 1,021 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 8.2 square miles of land, 15779 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population526This ZIP526
Households84This ZIP84
Housing units116This ZIP116
Median age35.1This ZIP35.1Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$92,250This ZIP$92,250Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$155,500This ZIP$155,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%This ZIP24.4%
Population density63.9 / sq miThis ZIP63.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees814This ZIP814
Annual payroll$57,884,000This ZIP$57,884,000

Land area

Land area8.24 sq miThis ZIP8.24 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 15779

ZIPCityDistance
15717 Blairsville, PA 4.2 mi
15949 Robinson, PA 4.4 mi
15923 Bolivar, PA 4.4 mi
15716 Black Lick, PA 5.0 mi
15627 Derry, PA 5.6 mi
15671 New Derry, PA 6.1 mi
15750 Josephine, PA 6.1 mi
15731 Coral, PA 7.4 mi
15944 New Florence, PA 7.7 mi
15620 Bradenville, PA 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15779?

15779 is in Torrance, Pennsylvania, in Westmoreland County, part of the Pittsburgh, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4001, -79.2184.

What county is 15779 in?

15779 lies in Westmoreland County.

What area code is 15779?

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

What time zone is 15779 in?

15779 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15779?

About 526 people live in ZIP code 15779, in 84 households, at 63.9 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 15779?

$92,250 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15779?

The closest are 15717 (4.2 mi), 15949 (4.4 mi), 15923 (4.4 mi), 15716 (5 mi) and 15627 (5.6 mi).

Is 15779 a PO Box ZIP code?

15779 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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