Postal Codes

15205 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 15205 covers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 24,123 and a median household income of $70,954.

Population
24,1232,065 per square mile
Median age
37.51.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$70,9547% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
12.1%about the US average
Typical home value
$208,635up 9.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,166about the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
40.2%5.2 points above the US average
Homeownership
52.7%12.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,117

Where 15205 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

Population24,123
Median age37.5
Family households49.4%
Born outside the US7%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.9%
White (non-Hispanic)74.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)12.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.9%
Hispanic or Latino4.3%
Veterans6.1%
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$70,954
Income per person$45,420
Poverty rate12.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.2%
$10–15k4.9%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k5.0%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k5.5%
$60–75k11.4%
$75–100k14.7%
$100–125k9.6%
$125–150k6.8%
$150–200k8.3%
$200k or more7.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,300
Mean adjusted gross income$72,717
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5%
Returns, under $25k25.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.1%
Returns, $200k or more5.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$171,500
Median gross rent$1,166
Rent as a share of household income28.6%
Owner-occupied52.7%
Vacant homes5.9%
Median year built1957

What the homes are

Detached house46.8%
Attached house12.1%
2 to 4 units13.1%
5 to 19 units12%
20 or more units14.3%
Mobile home1.8%
Boat, RV or van0%
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$208,635as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 9.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 58.8%
Typical asking rent$1,438as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 18.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$208,635$83,863

$83,863 in 2000 to $208,635 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202020232026$1,438$1,099

$1,099 in 2020 to $1,438 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%
High school diploma or higher94.9%
Works from home15.2%
Drives to work alone67.5%
Takes public transport5.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.4%
Health

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

Colorectal screening67.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist66.3% 5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use79.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.4% 1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost10.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,117
People employed26,124
Annual payroll$1,481,036,000
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 27.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss42 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.

Landslide79.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave64.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm56.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding53.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane46.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather46Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind44.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado36.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning28.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake25.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave22.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail13.5Very 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$70,954$76,081$78,538
Income per person$45,420$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate12.1%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$171,500$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,166$1,162$1,348
Homeownership52.7%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.5%5.2%5.2%
Works from home15.2%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US7%7.4%13.9%
Median age37.540.938.7
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 US8.1 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 supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket73% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket60% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Montour School District59.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Pittsburgh School District18.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Carlynton School District9.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Chartiers Valley School District7.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Keystone Oaks School District4.9% 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 vulnerability26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Walkability11.4 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

15106 Carnegie, PA3.4 km away
15204 Pittsburgh, PA4.1 km away
15220 Pittsburgh, PA4.5 km away
15136 Mc Kees Rocks, PA4.6 km away
15142 Presto, PA5.5 km away
15216 Pittsburgh, PA5.9 km away
15233 Pittsburgh, PA6.5 km away
15028 Coulters, PA6.5 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 area11.68 sq mi
Population density2,065 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.4322, -80.1021

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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