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15865

ZIP 15865 is Sykesville, Pennsylvania, mostly in Jefferson County; area codes 582 and 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Jefferson +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
923
Coordinates
41.0503, -78.8139
☼ Live from 15865 — Sykesville, PA

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Where 15865 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15865
  • 🔢 Type 15865 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgBSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,865 = 5 × 19 × 167. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110111111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15864 (Summerville, PA, 20 mi away) and 15866 (Troutville, PA, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15865 becomes 56851, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15658, 15685, 15856, 16855, 18655, 55816, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85615 in Hereford, AZ, 1,860 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,041 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15865 and you would come out at 41.05°S, 101.19°E — 1,027 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 2.4 square miles of land, 15865 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population923This ZIP923
Households493This ZIP493
Housing units589This ZIP589
Median age51.0This ZIP51.0Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$45,313This ZIP$45,313Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$94,100This ZIP$94,100Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$674This ZIP$674Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%This ZIP22.9%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density380.9 / sq miThis ZIP380.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees303This ZIP303
Annual payroll$12,726,000This ZIP$12,726,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$27,174,000This ZIP$27,174,000

Land area

Land area2.42 sq miThis ZIP2.42 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 15865 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Jefferson County 78.7%
Clearfield County 21.3%

Other place names in 15865

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 15865

ZIPCityDistance
15866 Troutville, PA 2.0 mi
15863 Stump Creek, PA 2.7 mi
15848 Luthersburg, PA 5.6 mi
15851 Reynoldsville, PA 6.2 mi
15715 Big Run, PA 6.4 mi
15801 Du Bois, PA 7.1 mi
15711 Anita, PA 7.7 mi
15840 Falls Creek, PA 8.4 mi
15733 De Lancey, PA 8.7 mi
16838 Grampian, PA 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15865?

15865 is in Sykesville, Pennsylvania, in Jefferson County. Its published point location is 41.0503, -78.8139.

What county is 15865 in?

15865 spans 2 counties: Jefferson County and Clearfield County. Most of it falls in Jefferson County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 15865?

Sykesville uses area codes 582 and 814, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 15865 in?

15865 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15865?

About 923 people live in ZIP code 15865, in 493 households, at 380.9 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 15865?

$45,313 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15865?

The closest are 15866 (2 mi), 15863 (2.7 mi), 15848 (5.6 mi), 15851 (6.2 mi) and 15715 (6.4 mi).

Is 15865 a PO Box ZIP code?

15865 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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