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15961

ZIP 15961 is Vintondale, Pennsylvania, mostly in Indiana County; area codes 814 and 582; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Indiana +1 more
Metro area
Indiana, PA
Population
875
Coordinates
40.4664, -78.9434
☼ Live from 15961 — Vintondale, PA

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Where 15961 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 15961
  • 🔢 Type 15961 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgGSI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 15,961 = 11 × 1451. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11111001011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 15960 (Twin Rocks, PA, 5 mi away) and 15962 (Wilmore, PA, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 15961 becomes 16951, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11569, 11596, 11695, 11956, 11965, 15619, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96511 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,899 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 76%.
  • 🎯1,036 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 15961 and you would come out at 40.47°S, 101.06°E — 1,011 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 16.9 square miles of land, 15961 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population875This ZIP875
Households372This ZIP372
Housing units441This ZIP441
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$61,538This ZIP$61,538Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$99,000This ZIP$99,000Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$894This ZIP$894Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%This ZIP11.4%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density51.7 / sq miThis ZIP51.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees39This ZIP39
Annual payroll$1,417,000This ZIP$1,417,000
Tax returns filed440This ZIP440
Total adjusted gross income$25,965,000This ZIP$25,965,000

Land area

Land area16.91 sq miThis ZIP16.91 sq mi
Water area0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi

Counties 15961 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Indiana County 57.1%
Cambria County 42.9%

Other place names in 15961

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

ZIP codes near 15961

ZIPCityDistance
15929 Dilltown, PA 3.7 mi
15954 Seward, PA 4.5 mi
15922 Belsano, PA 5.0 mi
15960 Twin Rocks, PA 5.3 mi
15920 Armagh, PA 5.4 mi
15909 Johnstown, PA 5.5 mi
15906 Johnstown, PA 5.7 mi
15943 Nanty Glo, PA 5.7 mi
15957 Strongstown, PA 6.0 mi
15720 Brush Valley, PA 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 15961?

15961 is in Vintondale, Pennsylvania, in Indiana County, part of the Indiana, PA micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4664, -78.9434.

What county is 15961 in?

15961 spans 2 counties: Indiana County and Cambria County. Most of it falls in Indiana 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 15961?

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

What time zone is 15961 in?

15961 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 15961?

About 875 people live in ZIP code 15961, in 372 households, at 51.7 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 15961?

$61,538 a year, against $77,971 across Pennsylvania.

What ZIP codes are near 15961?

The closest are 15929 (3.7 mi), 15954 (4.5 mi), 15922 (5 mi), 15960 (5.3 mi) and 15920 (5.4 mi).

Is 15961 a PO Box ZIP code?

15961 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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