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15936

ZIP 15936 is Hooversville, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County; area codes 582 and 814; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Somerset
Metro area
Somerset, PA
Population
1,463
Coordinates
40.1609, -78.8926
☼ Live from 15936 — Hooversville, PA

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Where 15936 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15936
  • 🔢 Type 15936 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEGSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,936 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 83. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111001000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15935 (Hollsopple, PA, 5 mi away) and 15937 (Jerome, PA, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15936 becomes 63951 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lowndes, MO, 648 miles away.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13659, 13695, 15639, 15693, 15963, 16935, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96531 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,865 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,040 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15936 and you would come out at 40.16°S, 101.11°E — 998 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 25.9 square miles of land, 15936 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,463This ZIP1,463
Households706This ZIP706
Housing units810This ZIP810
Median age56.2This ZIP56.2Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$58,396This ZIP$58,396Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$115,600This ZIP$115,600Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$583This ZIP$583Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%This ZIP10.7%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density56.6 / sq miThis ZIP56.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees92This ZIP92
Annual payroll$4,239,000This ZIP$4,239,000
Tax returns filed650This ZIP650
Total adjusted gross income$36,641,000This ZIP$36,641,000

Land area

Land area25.86 sq miThis ZIP25.86 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 15936

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ZIP codes near 15936

ZIPCityDistance
15953 Seanor, PA 3.3 mi
15935 Hollsopple, PA 4.7 mi
15548 Kantner, PA 4.8 mi
15563 Stoystown, PA 5.4 mi
15928 Davidsville, PA 5.6 mi
15937 Jerome, PA 6.0 mi
15963 Windber, PA 7.0 mi
15959 Tire Hill, PA 7.5 mi
15924 Cairnbrook, PA 7.9 mi
15546 Jenners, PA 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15936?

15936 is in Hooversville, Pennsylvania, in Somerset County, part of the Somerset, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1609, -78.8926.

What county is 15936 in?

15936 lies in Somerset County.

What area code is 15936?

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

What time zone is 15936 in?

15936 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15936?

About 1,463 people live in ZIP code 15936, in 706 households, at 56.6 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 15936?

$58,396 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15936?

The closest are 15953 (3.3 mi), 15935 (4.7 mi), 15548 (4.8 mi), 15563 (5.4 mi) and 15928 (5.6 mi).

Is 15936 a PO Box ZIP code?

15936 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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