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ZIP Code 15601: Greensburg, PA

ZIP code 15601 uses the postal name Greensburg, Pennsylvania and lies entirely in Westmoreland County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 56,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $78,555 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Greensburg (5%), South Greensburg (under 1%) and Southwest Greensburg (under 1%), and 1% in smaller places; 92% is outside any Census place.

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  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
1national area: Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York
156sectional center: Pittsburgh, PA (SCF 150)
01delivery area within it
Town
Greensburg · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Greensburg (5%); South Greensburg (under 1%); Southwest Greensburg (under 1%)
Metro area
Pittsburgh, PA
House districts
PA-14 (93%), PA-12 (7%) 119th Congress, by share of land
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
80.6 sq mi · 700 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
15605, 15606 also use the name Greensburg

Where is ZIP code 15601?

15601 centers on 40.313°, -79.536° and covers 80.6 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 12 ZIP codes: 15619, 15635, 15633, 15662, 15644, 15624, 15616, 15697, 15676, 15689 and more.

15616 · Armbrust15619 · Bovard15624 · Crabtree15626 · Delmont15633 · Forbes Road15635 · Hannastown15644 · Jeannette15662 · Luxor15672 · New Stanton15676 · Pleasant Unity15689 · United15697 · Youngwood15601 · Greensburg (this ZIP)156011564415672156261563315697156161566215676156191562415616 · Armbrust15619 · Bovard15624 · Crabtree15626 · Delmont15633 · Forbes Road15635 · Hannastown15644 · Jeannette15662 · Luxor15672 · New Stanton15676 · Pleasant Unity15689 · United15697 · Youngwood15601 · Greensburg (this ZIP)1560115644156721562615633156971566215616 · Armbrust15619 · Bovard15624 · Crabtree15626 · Delmont15633 · Forbes Road15635 · Hannastown15644 · Jeannette15662 · Luxor15672 · New Stanton15676 · Pleasant Unity15689 · United15697 · Youngwood15601 · Greensburg (this ZIP)1560115644156721562615633
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 15601 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 15601, 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 15601 compare with the rest of Westmoreland County?

Rank of 15601 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure15601In Westmoreland CountyIn PA
People (ACS 2020-2024)56,4251st of 8710th of 1,833
Median household income$79k10th of 37415th of 1,015
Median home value$228k9th of 37490th of 1,069

Its median household income is higher than in 60% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 75% of all 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 15601?

The 2020 Census counted 57,141 people in 15601; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 56,425. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 3.9% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
56,425
2020 Census count
57,141−3.9% since 2010 (59,483)
Households
24,492
Median age
46.0

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 15601?

Of the 56,425 people the ACS estimates in 15601, 16.6% are under 18 and 25.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (91.9%).

  • Under 1816.6%
  • 18 to 6458.3%
  • 65 and older25.1%
Age of the people of 15601 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic91.9%
  • Other or two or more2.9%
  • Black, not Hispanic2.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino2.0%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.9%
Race and Hispanic origin in 15601 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

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 15601 earn?

Median household income is $78,555 (ACS 2020-2024), the 10th highest of the 37 ranked ZIP codes in Westmoreland County. It rose from $70,519 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$78,555
Income per person
$45,073
Below the poverty line
9.3%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
4.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
40.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$87,48028,680 returns; wages 60% 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 15601?

FHFA's house price index for 15601, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 62% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 40% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +4.8% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$228,000
Median gross rent
$904
Homes owned by their occupants
75.1%
Housing units
26,232
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Index = 100 in 1979, the first year FHFA reports for 15601; 2025: 410.0. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 15601?

1,776 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 36 fewer than in 2018; the most are in health care and social assistance (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Health care and social assistance305
  • Retail trade280
  • Other services (except public administration)200
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services186
  • Accommodation and food services163
  • Finance and insurance121

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 15601?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 15601, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
15619Bovard488–2.1 mi
15635Hannastown228–3.0 mi
15633Forbes Road682$114k3.3 mi
15662Luxor969$84k3.5 mi
15644Jeannette18,512$65k4.6 mi
15624Crabtree218–5.0 mi
15616Armbrust363$116k5.5 mi
15697Youngwood2,877$65k5.6 mi
15676Pleasant Unity544–6.3 mi
15689United92–6.5 mi
15672New Stanton3,321$67k6.6 mi
15626Delmont5,129$61k6.9 mi

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.

Which other ZIP codes use the name Greensburg?

2 more ZIP codes carry the postal name Greensburg, PA without a residential delivery area: PO boxes at the post office, or a single organization with its own ZIP code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.

ZIP codes named Greensburg without a residential area (GeoNames postal codes)
ZIPCounty
15605Westmoreland County
15606Westmoreland County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0), downloaded 2026-10-09; a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.