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15926

ZIP 15926 is Central City, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County; area code 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset
Metro area
Somerset, PA
Population
2,602
Coordinates
40.0268, -78.8168
☼ Live from 15926 — Central City, PA

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Where 15926 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15926
  • 🔢 Type 15926 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZGSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,926 = 2 × 7963. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111000110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15925 (Cassandra, PA, 28 mi away) and 15927 (Colver, PA, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15926 becomes 62951 — and that is a real ZIP code: Johnston City, IL, 564 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12569, 12956, 12965, 15629, 15692, 15962, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96521 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,051 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,045 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15926 and you would come out at 40.03°S, 101.18°E — 990 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 31.7 square miles of land, 15926 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,602This ZIP2,602
Households1,121This ZIP1,121
Housing units1,590This ZIP1,590
Median age49.3This ZIP49.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$62,019This ZIP$62,019Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$106,400This ZIP$106,400Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$738This ZIP$738Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.2%This ZIP18.2%
Mean commute33.4 minThis ZIP33.4 min
Population density82.1 / sq miThis ZIP82.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees268This ZIP268
Annual payroll$12,363,000This ZIP$12,363,000
Tax returns filed1,150This ZIP1,150
Total adjusted gross income$82,600,000This ZIP$82,600,000

Land area

Land area31.69 sq miThis ZIP31.69 sq mi
Water area0.79 sq miThis ZIP0.79 sq mi

Other place names in 15926

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ZIP codes near 15926

ZIPCityDistance
15553 New Baltimore, PA 3.9 mi
15560 Shanksville, PA 4.8 mi
15924 Cairnbrook, PA 6.0 mi
15559 Schellsburg, PA 7.0 mi
15563 Stoystown, PA 7.7 mi
15530 Berlin, PA 8.2 mi
15548 Kantner, PA 8.2 mi
15541 Friedens, PA 8.8 mi
15550 Manns Choice, PA 8.9 mi
15936 Hooversville, PA 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15926?

15926 is in Central City, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County, part of the Somerset, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0268, -78.8168.

What county is 15926 in?

15926 lies in Somerset County.

What area code is 15926?

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

What time zone is 15926 in?

15926 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15926?

About 2,602 people live in ZIP code 15926, in 1,121 households, at 82.1 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 15926?

$62,019 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15926?

The closest are 15553 (3.9 mi), 15560 (4.8 mi), 15924 (6 mi), 15559 (7 mi) and 15563 (7.7 mi).

Is 15926 a PO Box ZIP code?

15926 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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