Postal Codes

15228 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 15228 covers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 18,187 and a median household income of $131,087.

Population
18,1875,710 per square mile
Median age
40.92.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$131,0871.7× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
4.5%7.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$429,991up 17.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,130about the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
66.8%31.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
70.3%5.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
434

Where 15228 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

Population18,187
Median age40.9
Family households67.2%
Born outside the US7.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.4%
White (non-Hispanic)89%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2%
Hispanic or Latino2.9%
Veterans5.8%
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$131,087
Income per person$70,887
Poverty rate4.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.5%
$10–15k1.4%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k1.8%
$35–40k1.9%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k3.9%
$60–75k5.6%
$75–100k10.5%
$100–125k10.4%
$125–150k9.7%
$150–200k17.0%
$200k or more24.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,850
Mean adjusted gross income$148,816
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19.9%
Returns, under $25k22.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.7%
Returns, $200k or more19.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$363,400
Median gross rent$1,130
Rent as a share of household income22.9%
Owner-occupied70.3%
Vacant homes6.6%
Median year built1950

What the homes are

Detached house67.4%
Attached house3.9%
2 to 4 units5.6%
5 to 19 units12.9%
20 or more units10%
Mobile home0.3%
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$429,991as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 59.6%
Typical asking rent$1,415as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 1.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$429,991$155,590

$155,590 in 2000 to $429,991 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher66.8%
High school diploma or higher98.2%
Works from home29.3%
Drives to work alone56.8%
Takes public transport6.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.6%
Health

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

Colorectal screening69.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist75.1% 13.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use81.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost8.6% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments434
People employed3,326
Annual payroll$137,763,000
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 16.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss17.4 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.

Cold wave68.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide67.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm60Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake55Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire49.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather43.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind41Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding35.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado34.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning30.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave25.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail11.9Very 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$131,087$76,081$78,538
Income per person$70,887$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate4.5%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$363,400$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,130$1,162$1,348
Homeownership70.3%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher66.8%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.3%5.2%5.2%
Works from home29.3%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US7.2%7.4%13.9%
Median age40.940.938.7
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 US10.5 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 supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket28% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Mount Lebanon School District96.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Upper St. Clair School District2.2% 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 vulnerability15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Household characteristics34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability12.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

15234 Pittsburgh, PA1.8 km away
15243 Pittsburgh, PA2.5 km away
15216 Pittsburgh, PA3.4 km away
15226 Pittsburgh, PA4.1 km away
15241 Pittsburgh, PA5.2 km away
15102 Bethel Park, PA5.4 km away
15220 Pittsburgh, PA5.4 km away
15106 Carnegie, PA5.5 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 area3.19 sq mi
Population density5,710 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.3696, -80.0439

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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