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15226 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 15226 covers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 13,943 and a median household income of $77,366.

Population
13,9435,592 per square mile
Median age
41.32.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$77,366about the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
6.6%5.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$202,257up 7.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,166about the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
34.2%0.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
70.1%5.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
200

Where 15226 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

Population13,943
Median age41.3
Family households51.5%
Born outside the US5.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.7%
White (non-Hispanic)89.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino4.3%
Veterans5%
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$77,366
Income per person$41,122
Poverty rate6.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k2.4%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k5.9%
$25–30k2.9%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k6.4%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k6.1%
$60–75k9.5%
$75–100k16.2%
$100–125k14.9%
$125–150k8.8%
$150–200k8.7%
$200k or more5.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,180
Mean adjusted gross income$65,126
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k24.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.9%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$174,900
Median gross rent$1,166
Rent as a share of household income26.8%
Owner-occupied70.1%
Vacant homes10.6%
Median year built1947

What the homes are

Detached house78.2%
Attached house3.9%
2 to 4 units8.7%
5 to 19 units0.3%
20 or more units8.3%
Mobile home0.5%
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$202,257as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 7.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 83.3%
Typical asking rent$1,429as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 6.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$206,626$67,975

$67,975 in 2000 to $202,257 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.2%
High school diploma or higher92.3%
Works from home16.1%
Drives to work alone63.5%
Takes public transport8.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.9%
Health

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

Colorectal screening66.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist67% 5.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use78.8% 2.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost9.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments200
People employed2,365
Annual payroll$124,365,000
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 6.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss9.3 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.

Landslide70.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave58.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm49Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake44.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire34.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather33.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind28.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado25.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning22.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave17.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding16.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail6.4Very 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$77,366$76,081$78,538
Income per person$41,122$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate6.6%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$174,900$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,166$1,162$1,348
Homeownership70.1%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.2%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate7.4%5.2%5.2%
Works from home16.1%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US5.9%7.4%13.9%
Median age41.340.938.7
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 stationPITTSBURGH ALLEGHENY CO AP, PA US9.5 km away
Rain in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January36.6°F / 22.3°F3.08 in rain
February39.9°F / 24.3°F2.57 in rain
March49.4°F / 31.3°F3.22 in rain
April62.5°F / 41.8°F3.4 in rain
May71.9°F / 51.8°F4.08 in rain
June79.1°F / 59.9°F4.58 in rain
July83°F / 64.1°F3.93 in rain
August81.3°F / 62.8°F3.81 in rain
September74.8°F / 55.9°F3.54 in rain
October63.3°F / 45.1°F3.06 in rain
November51.1°F / 35.3°F3.03 in rain
December41°F / 27.7°F3.04 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 supermarket41% 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Pittsburgh School District84.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Baldwin-Whitehall School District7.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Mount Lebanon School District7.4% 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 vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability13.8 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

15216 Pittsburgh, PA2.5 km away
15210 Pittsburgh, PA2.8 km away
15211 Pittsburgh, PA3.3 km away
15234 Pittsburgh, PA3.5 km away
15220 Pittsburgh, PA3.7 km away
15028 Coulters, PA3.9 km away
15123 West Mifflin, PA3.9 km away
15230 Pittsburgh, PA3.9 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 area2.49 sq mi
Population density5,592 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.4001, -80.0161

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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