Postal Codes

15236 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 15236 covers Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 31,152 and a median household income of $87,016.

Population
31,1522,909 per square mile
Median age
43.24.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$87,0161.1× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
7.7%4.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$257,314up 14.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,0876% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
38%3 points above the US average
Homeownership
77%12 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
772

Where 15236 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

Population31,152
Median age43.2
Family households65.8%
Born outside the US10.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.9%
White (non-Hispanic)82.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)9.3%
Hispanic or Latino2%
Veterans5.5%
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$87,016
Income per person$44,680
Poverty rate7.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.1%
$10–15k3.4%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k2.6%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k8.0%
$60–75k8.1%
$75–100k12.7%
$100–125k13.6%
$125–150k10.2%
$150–200k10.7%
$200k or more9.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed16,600
Mean adjusted gross income$78,061
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.9%
Returns, under $25k25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.8%
Returns, $200k or more4.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$224,200
Median gross rent$1,087
Rent as a share of household income28.3%
Owner-occupied77%
Vacant homes5.1%
Median year built1959

What the homes are

Detached house72.6%
Attached house5.5%
2 to 4 units3.9%
5 to 19 units5.8%
20 or more units11.1%
Mobile home1%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$257,314as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 67.2%
Typical asking rent$1,125as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 11.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 29.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$257,314$98,180

$98,180 in 2000 to $257,314 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$1,125$870

$870 in 2021 to $1,125 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher38%
High school diploma or higher93.5%
Works from home16.1%
Drives to work alone68.3%
Takes public transport3.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.1%
Health

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

Colorectal screening68.3% 4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist66.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use79.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours34% 2.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost9.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments772
People employed13,225
Annual payroll$653,620,000
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 12.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 18 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss14.8 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.

Landslide75.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave62.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm53.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire48.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind34.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake32.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado29.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding28.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning26.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave22.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail9Very 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$87,016$76,081$78,538
Income per person$44,680$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate7.7%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$224,200$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,087$1,162$1,348
Homeownership77%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher38%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%5.2%5.2%
Works from home16.1%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US10.7%7.4%13.9%
Median age43.240.938.7
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 US5.6 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 supermarket7% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket34% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket29% 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.

Baldwin-Whitehall School District52.4% of this ZIP code's land area
West Jefferson Hills School District25.4% of this ZIP code's land area
South Park School District15.3% of this ZIP code's land area
West Mifflin Area School District3.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Bethel Park School District2.7% 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability11.6 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

15025 Clairton, PA4.5 km away
15129 South Park, PA4.8 km away
15234 Pittsburgh, PA5 km away
15102 Bethel Park, PA5 km away
15227 Pittsburgh, PA5.2 km away
15228 Pittsburgh, PA6.4 km away
15226 Pittsburgh, PA7.7 km away
15210 Pittsburgh, PA8 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 area10.71 sq mi
Population density2,909 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.3351, -79.9832

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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