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15870

ZIP 15870 is Wilcox, Pennsylvania, mostly in Elk County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Elk +1 more
Metro area
St. Marys, PA
Population
1,109
Coordinates
41.5828, -78.5824
☼ Live from 15870 — Wilcox, PA

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Where 15870 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15870
  • 🔢 Type 15870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,870 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 23 × 23. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11110111111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15868 (Weedville, PA, 21 mi away) and 15901 (Johnstown, PA, 88 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15870 becomes 07851 — and that is a real ZIP code: Layton, NJ, 195 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05871, 07851, 08751, 10578, 10587, 15078, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85017 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,907 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,052 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15870 and you would come out at 41.58°S, 101.42°E — 1,038 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 114.8 square miles of land, 15870 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 87 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,109This ZIP1,109
Households499This ZIP499
Housing units899This ZIP899
Median age53.4This ZIP53.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$63,750This ZIP$63,750Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$126,800This ZIP$126,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$767This ZIP$767Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%This ZIP21.4%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density9.7 / sq miThis ZIP9.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments25This ZIP25
Employees156This ZIP156
Annual payroll$7,128,000This ZIP$7,128,000
Tax returns filed630This ZIP630
Total adjusted gross income$38,566,000This ZIP$38,566,000

Land area

Land area114.78 sq miThis ZIP114.78 sq mi
Water area1.91 sq miThis ZIP1.91 sq mi

Counties 15870 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Elk County 94.1%
McKean County 5.9%

Other place names in 15870

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ZIP codes near 15870

ZIPCityDistance
16740 Mount Jewett, PA 6.1 mi
16733 Hazel Hurst, PA 8.1 mi
15845 Johnsonburg, PA 8.2 mi
15857 Saint Marys, PA 9.4 mi
16735 Kane, PA 12.0 mi
16728 De Young, PA 12.3 mi
16734 James City, PA 13.9 mi
15834 Emporium, PA 14.6 mi
16749 Smethport, PA 14.8 mi
16724 Crosby, PA 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15870?

15870 is in Wilcox, Pennsylvania, in Elk County, part of the St. Marys, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5828, -78.5824.

What county is 15870 in?

15870 spans 2 counties: Elk County and McKean County. Most of it falls in Elk 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 15870?

Wilcox uses area code 814, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 15870 in?

15870 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15870?

About 1,109 people live in ZIP code 15870, in 499 households, at 9.7 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 15870?

$63,750 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15870?

The closest are 16740 (6.1 mi), 16733 (8.1 mi), 15845 (8.2 mi), 15857 (9.4 mi) and 16735 (12 mi).

Is 15870 a PO Box ZIP code?

15870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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