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Where 15847 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 15847 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhBSI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 15,847 = 13 × 23 × 53. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
11110111100111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15846 (Kersey, PA, 28 mi away) and 15848 (Luthersburg, PA, 17 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 15847 becomes 74851 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mcloud, OK, 1,052 miles away.
- 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14758, 14785, 14857, 15478, 15748, 15784, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85147 in Sacaton, AZ, 1,872 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
- 🎯1,029 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15847 and you would come out at 41.09°S, 100.97°E — 1,038 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
- 📏 At 0.024 square miles of land, 15847 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 12 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 65This ZIP65 |
|---|---|
| Households | 17This ZIP17 |
| Housing units | 28This ZIP28 |
| Median age | 23.0This ZIP23.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $125,139This ZIP$125,139Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $71,700This ZIP$71,700Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 21.5 minThis ZIP21.5 min |
| Population density | 2,708.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,708.3 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 15847
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
15730 | Coolspring, PA | 4.9 mi |
15825 | Brookville, PA | 5.8 mi |
15711 | Anita, PA | 6.1 mi |
15764 | Oliveburg, PA | 6.3 mi |
15851 | Reynoldsville, PA | 6.3 mi |
15776 | Sprankle Mills, PA | 6.7 mi |
15784 | Worthville, PA | 7.2 mi |
15733 | De Lancey, PA | 7.6 mi |
15770 | Ringgold, PA | 7.7 mi |
15864 | Summerville, PA | 8.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 15847?
15847 is in Knox Dale, Pennsylvania, in Jefferson County. Its published point location is 41.0859, -79.0297.
What county is 15847 in?
15847 lies in Jefferson County.
What area code is 15847?
Knox Dale uses area code 814, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 15847 in?
15847 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 15847?
About 65 people live in ZIP code 15847, in 17 households, at 2,708.3 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 15847?
$125,139 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.
What ZIP codes are near 15847?
The closest are 15730 (4.9 mi), 15825 (5.8 mi), 15711 (6.1 mi), 15764 (6.3 mi) and 15851 (6.3 mi).
Is 15847 a PO Box ZIP code?
15847 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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