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15943

ZIP 15943 is Nanty Glo, 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
3,925
Coordinates
40.4748, -78.8355
☼ Live from 15943 — Nanty Glo, PA

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Where 15943 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15943
  • 🔢 Type 15943 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhGSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,943 = 107 × 149. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111001000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15942 (Mineral Point, PA, 5 mi away) and 15944 (New Florence, PA, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15943 becomes 34951 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fort Pierce, FL, 899 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13459, 13495, 14539, 15349, 15439, 15934, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95431 in Eldridge, CA, 2,313 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% 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 15943 and you would come out at 40.47°S, 101.16°E — 1,007 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 21.1 square miles of land, 15943 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,925This ZIP3,925
Households1,708This ZIP1,708
Housing units2,018This ZIP2,018
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$56,200This ZIP$56,200Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$89,500This ZIP$89,500Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$738This ZIP$738Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%This ZIP16.9%
Mean commute31.3 minThis ZIP31.3 min
Population density186.3 / sq miThis ZIP186.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees405This ZIP405
Annual payroll$15,950,000This ZIP$15,950,000
Tax returns filed1,680This ZIP1,680
Total adjusted gross income$90,594,000This ZIP$90,594,000

Land area

Land area21.07 sq miThis ZIP21.07 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 15943

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

ZIP codes near 15943

ZIPCityDistance
15960 Twin Rocks, PA 1.8 mi
15948 Revloc, PA 3.7 mi
15922 Belsano, PA 3.8 mi
15931 Ebensburg, PA 3.9 mi
15909 Johnstown, PA 4.8 mi
15927 Colver, PA 5.4 mi
15942 Mineral Point, PA 5.5 mi
15961 Vintondale, PA 5.7 mi
15957 Strongstown, PA 6.0 mi
15906 Johnstown, PA 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15943?

15943 is in Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County, part of the Johnstown, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4748, -78.8355.

What county is 15943 in?

15943 lies in Cambria County.

What area code is 15943?

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

What time zone is 15943 in?

15943 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15943?

About 3,925 people live in ZIP code 15943, in 1,708 households, at 186.3 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 15943?

$56,200 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15943?

The closest are 15960 (1.8 mi), 15948 (3.7 mi), 15922 (3.8 mi), 15931 (3.9 mi) and 15909 (4.8 mi).

Is 15943 a PO Box ZIP code?

15943 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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