15489 ZIP Code — West Leisenring, PA

ZIP code 15489 covers West Leisenring, Pennsylvania.

Median age: 49.510.8 points above the US average
Poverty rate: 0%12.4 points below the US average
Median home value: $84,00065% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher: 4.7%30.3 points below the US average
Homeownership: 100%35 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 15489 is

West Leisenring, 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

Median age	49.5
Family households	63.8%
Born outside the US	0%
Speaks a language other than English at home	0%
White (non-Hispanic)	98.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	0%
Veterans	10%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person	$37,469
Poverty rate	0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	10.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	0.0%
$10–15k	0.0%
$15–20k	0.0%
$20–25k	14.5%
$25–30k	11.6%
$30–35k	0.0%
$35–40k	0.0%
$40–45k	0.0%
$45–50k	0.0%
$50–60k	10.1%
$60–75k	10.1%
$75–100k	0.0%
$100–125k	33.3%
$125–150k	0.0%
$150–200k	0.0%
$200k or more	20.3%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$84,000
Owner-occupied	100%
Vacant homes	29.6%
Median year built	1960

What the homes are

Detached house	32.7%
Attached house	24.5%
Mobile home	42.9%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%
High school diploma or higher	84.7%
Works from home	0%
Drives to work alone	82.8%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	0%

Health

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

Colorectal screening	64% same as the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	60.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	75% 0.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	38.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	14.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 13%

Natural hazard risk

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

Overall risk	Higher than 32.2% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Very Low to Relatively Low across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss	31.2 out of 100
Community resilience	56.2 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.

Landslide	86Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought	84.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	64.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	61.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	60.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	60Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	54.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	48.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	46.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	42.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	35.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	28.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	17.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	8.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code

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 ZIP	Pennsylvania	United States
Median household income	—	$76,081	$78,538
Income per person	$37,469	$43,104	$43,289
Poverty rate	0%	11.8%	12.4%
Median home value	$84,000	$240,500	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,162	$1,348
Homeownership	100%	69.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	4.7%	34.5%	35%
Unemployment rate	0%	5.2%	5.2%
Works from home	0%	13.8%	13.5%
Born outside the US	0%	7.4%	13.9%
Median age	49.5	40.9	38.7

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 station	UNIONTOWN 1 NE, PA US4.8 km away
Rain in a year	44 in
Snow in a year	28 in

Average high and low by month

January	39.5°F / 21.4°F3.25 in rain, 10 in snow
February	42.7°F / 22.5°F2.81 in rain, 8.2 in snow
March	51.1°F / 28.7°F3.73 in rain, 4.9 in snow
April	64.2°F / 38.2°F3.81 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May	73.3°F / 48.4°F4.36 in rain
June	80.6°F / 57.4°F4.81 in rain
July	84.3°F / 61.9°F4.75 in rain
August	83.1°F / 60.3°F3.63 in rain
September	77.5°F / 53°F3.55 in rain
October	65.8°F / 41.4°F3.17 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November	53.6°F / 31.9°F3.15 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December	44°F / 26.3°F3.33 in rain, 3.6 in snow

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 supermarket	None of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket	56% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	44% 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.

Connellsville Area School District	55.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Laurel Highlands School District	44.3% 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 vulnerability	39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability	6.5 out of 20Below average

Nearby ZIP codes

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

15472 Oliver, PA	4.4 km away
15465 Mount Braddock, PA	4.9 km away
15431 Dunbar, PA	5.2 km away
15456 Lemont Furnace, PA	5.3 km away
15488 Waltersburg, PA	6.2 km away
15455 Leisenring, PA	6.8 km away
15480 Smock, PA	7.2 km away
15449 Keisterville, PA	7.3 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.

Fayette County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	1.24 sq mi
Latitude, longitude	39.9561, -79.7007

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.