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15946

ZIP 15946 is Portage, Pennsylvania, mostly in Cambria County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Cambria +2 more
Metro area
Johnstown, PA
Population
6,561
Coordinates
40.3701, -78.6181
☼ Live from 15946 — Portage, PA

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Where 15946 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 15946
  • 🔢 Type 15946 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghGSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,946 = 2 × 7 × 17 × 67. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111001001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15945 (Parkhill, PA, 13 mi away) and 15948 (Revloc, PA, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15946 becomes 64951, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14569, 15469, 16945, 19456, 19465, 19564, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96451 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,437 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 77%.
  • 🎯1,053 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15946 and you would come out at 40.37°S, 101.38°E — 993 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 48.6 square miles of land, 15946 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 37 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,561This ZIP6,561
Households2,866This ZIP2,866
Housing units3,194This ZIP3,194
Median age49.5This ZIP49.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$55,582This ZIP$55,582Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$117,000This ZIP$117,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$662This ZIP$662Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%This ZIP21.4%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density135.1 / sq miThis ZIP135.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments85This ZIP85
Employees711This ZIP711
Annual payroll$23,928,000This ZIP$23,928,000
Tax returns filed3,120This ZIP3,120
Total adjusted gross income$183,239,000This ZIP$183,239,000

Land area

Land area48.55 sq miThis ZIP48.55 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq miThis ZIP0.27 sq mi

Counties 15946 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Cambria County 69.4%
Blair County 21.1%
Bedford County 9.4%

Other place names in 15946

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ZIP codes near 15946

ZIPCityDistance
15925 Cassandra, PA 2.9 mi
15938 Lilly, PA 3.3 mi
15962 Wilmore, PA 5.3 mi
15921 Beaverdale, PA 5.6 mi
15955 Sidman, PA 5.8 mi
15958 Summerhill, PA 6.0 mi
16699 Cresson, PA 6.1 mi
16630 Cresson, PA 6.7 mi
15930 Dunlo, PA 7.4 mi
16635 Duncansville, PA 7.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15946?

15946 is in Portage, Pennsylvania, in Cambria County, part of the Johnstown, PA metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3701, -78.6181.

What county is 15946 in?

15946 spans 3 counties: Cambria County, Blair County and Bedford County. Most of it falls in Cambria 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 15946?

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

What time zone is 15946 in?

15946 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15946?

About 6,561 people live in ZIP code 15946, in 2,866 households, at 135.1 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 15946?

$55,582 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15946?

The closest are 15925 (2.9 mi), 15938 (3.3 mi), 15962 (5.3 mi), 15921 (5.6 mi) and 15955 (5.8 mi).

Is 15946 a PO Box ZIP code?

15946 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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