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15942

ZIP 15942 is Mineral Point, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cambria
Metro area
Johnstown, PA
Population
2,185
Coordinates
40.3981, -78.8107
☼ Live from 15942 — Mineral Point, PA

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Where 15942 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15942
  • 🔢 Type 15942 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhGSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,942 = 2 × 3 × 2657. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111001000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15940 (Loretto, PA, 12 mi away) and 15943 (Nanty Glo, PA, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15942 becomes 24951 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lindside, WV, 223 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12459, 12495, 12549, 12594, 12945, 14529, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95412 in Annapolis, CA, 2,348 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,043 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15942 and you would come out at 40.40°S, 101.19°E — 1,003 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 17.4 square miles of land, 15942 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,185This ZIP2,185
Households738This ZIP738
Housing units761This ZIP761
Median age38.3This ZIP38.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$84,875This ZIP$84,875Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$185,000This ZIP$185,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,120This ZIP$1,120Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.9%This ZIP36.9%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density125.6 / sq miThis ZIP125.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees114This ZIP114
Annual payroll$22,189,000This ZIP$22,189,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$66,534,000This ZIP$66,534,000

Land area

Land area17.40 sq miThis ZIP17.40 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 15942

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ZIP codes near 15942

ZIPCityDistance
15909 Johnstown, PA 3.2 mi
15956 South Fork, PA 3.4 mi
15945 Parkhill, PA 4.1 mi
15958 Summerhill, PA 4.3 mi
15951 Saint Michael, PA 5.0 mi
15962 Wilmore, PA 5.0 mi
15943 Nanty Glo, PA 5.5 mi
15904 Johnstown, PA 6.1 mi
15902 Johnstown, PA 6.3 mi
15906 Johnstown, PA 6.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15942?

15942 is in Mineral Point, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County, part of the Johnstown, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3981, -78.8107.

What county is 15942 in?

15942 lies in Cambria County.

What area code is 15942?

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

What time zone is 15942 in?

15942 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15942?

About 2,185 people live in ZIP code 15942, in 738 households, at 125.6 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 15942?

$84,875 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15942?

The closest are 15909 (3.2 mi), 15956 (3.4 mi), 15945 (4.1 mi), 15958 (4.3 mi) and 15951 (5 mi).

Is 15942 a PO Box ZIP code?

15942 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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