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ZIP Code 15540: Fort Hill, PA
ZIP code 15540 uses the postal name Fort Hill, Pennsylvania and lies entirely in Somerset County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 420 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $70,875 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- IRS2022
- Town
- Fort Hill · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Somerset County
- Micro area
- Somerset, PA
- House district
- PA-14 119th Congress
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 43.0 sq mi · 10 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 15540?
15540 centers on 39.797°, -79.239° and covers 43.0 square miles of land plus 0.6 of water. It borders 7 ZIP codes: 15551, 15411, 15424, 15557, 15558, 21536, 15552.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 15540, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 15540 compare with the rest of Somerset County?
| Measure | 15540 | In Somerset County | In PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 418 | 27th of 38 | 1,386th of 1,833 |
| Median household income | $71k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $207k | not ranked | not ranked |
15540's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (418). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 16% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 15540?
The 2020 Census counted 403 people in 15540; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 418. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 418±121 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 403
- Households
- 173
- Median age
- 51.0
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 15540?
Of the 418 people the ACS estimates in 15540, 18.4% are under 18 and 38.8% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (95.9%).
- Under 1818.4%
- 18 to 6442.8%
- 65 and older38.8%
- White, not Hispanic95.9%
- Asian, not Hispanic1.9%
- Other or two or more1.7%
- Hispanic or Latino0.5%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 15540 earn?
Median household income is $70,875 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $70,875
- Income per person
- $36,977
- Below the poverty line
- 9.4%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 1.1%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 13.3%
- Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
- $50,856160 returns; wages 63% of AGI (IRS)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 15540?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $206,800
- Median gross rent
- $692
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 87.3%
- Housing units
- 343
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 15540?
5 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, the same count as in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 15540?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15551 | Markleton | 609 | $68k | 5.5 mi |
| 15411 | Addison | 695 | $68k | 6.5 mi |
| 15424 | Confluence | 2,011 | $56k | 6.5 mi |
| 15557 | Rockwood | 3,323 | $61k | 8.4 mi |
| 15558 | Salisbury | 1,960 | $64k | 8.8 mi |
| 21536 | Grantsville, MD | 3,833 | $64k | 10.5 mi |
| 15552 | Meyersdale | 5,685 | $66k | 13.4 mi |
| 15565 | West Salisbury | 25 | $99k | 7.1 mi (near) |
| 15562 | Springs | 344 | $85k | 8.0 mi (near) |
| 15532 | Boynton | 107 | – | 9.8 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.