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15204 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 15204 covers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 7,809 and a median household income of $54,317.

Population
7,8094,153 per square mile
Median age
38.6about the US average
Median household income
$54,31729% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
16.1%3.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$124,448up 0.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,03511% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
28.3%6.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
68.6%3.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
80

Where 15204 is

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population7,809
Median age38.6
Family households57.3%
Born outside the US5.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.3%
White (non-Hispanic)46.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)41.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Hispanic or Latino2.5%
Veterans8.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$54,317
Income per person$31,191
Poverty rate16.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance20.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.3%
$10–15k6.1%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k5.6%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k6.2%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k4.2%
$45–50k5.6%
$50–60k13.7%
$60–75k10.2%
$75–100k11.9%
$100–125k9.1%
$125–150k4.1%
$150–200k5.3%
$200k or more2.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed3,690
Mean adjusted gross income$47,196
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.8%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$109,800
Median gross rent$1,035
Rent as a share of household income31.7%
Owner-occupied68.6%
Vacant homes12%
Median year built1944

What the homes are

Detached house67.4%
Attached house13%
2 to 4 units10.7%
5 to 19 units3.6%
20 or more units5.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$124,448as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 0.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 82.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$136,619$47,853

$47,853 in 2000 to $124,448 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%
High school diploma or higher89.8%
Works from home12.3%
Drives to work alone68.1%
Takes public transport10.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Colorectal screening62.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist55.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use77.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.1% 5.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost20% 7 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments80
People employed718
Annual payroll$38,146,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 26.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss27.1 out of 100
Community resilience87.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide66.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave58.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm48.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire37.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather33.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind28.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning21.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake15.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail6.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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Compared with Pennsylvania and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median household income$54,317$76,081$78,538
Income per person$31,191$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate16.1%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$109,800$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,035$1,162$1,348
Homeownership68.6%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate8%5.2%5.2%
Works from home12.3%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US5.9%7.4%13.9%
Median age38.640.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationEMSWORTH L/D OHIO RVR, PA US5.8 km away
Rain in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January39.3°F / 20.5°F3.36 in rain
February41.7°F / 21.7°F2.78 in rain
March51.2°F / 29.3°F3.18 in rain
April64°F / 39.1°F3.22 in rain
May73.7°F / 49.5°F3.52 in rain
June81.2°F / 58.9°F3.53 in rain
July85.4°F / 63.6°F3.64 in rain
August84.1°F / 61.7°F3.25 in rain
September78°F / 54.7°F3.19 in rain
October65.8°F / 43.7°F2.8 in rain
November53.8°F / 33.1°F2.83 in rain
December43.1°F / 25.9°F3.02 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket30% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Pittsburgh School District99.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Household characteristics56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability13.6 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

15233 Pittsburgh, PA2.6 km away
15136 Mc Kees Rocks, PA2.7 km away
15028 Coulters, PA4.1 km away
15123 West Mifflin, PA4.1 km away
15230 Pittsburgh, PA4.1 km away
15240 Pittsburgh, PA4.1 km away
15242 Pittsburgh, PA4.1 km away
15244 Pittsburgh, PA4.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Allegheny County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.88 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density4,153 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.4554, -80.0644

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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