Bairdford, PA
Allegheny County · Pennsylvania · United States
Home to 116 people across 0.241 square miles.
At a glance
15006 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 15006 is
| Coordinates | 40.633651, -79.876829 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Allegheny County |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| Land area | 0.241 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Philadelphia, PA | 252.7 mi |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 307.6 mi |
| Chicago, IL | 411.6 mi |
| Boston, MA | 471.4 mi |
People
Who lives in 15006
116 residents in 19 households, averaging 6.11 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 40.5% of residents, and 84.2% of households are families.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 19 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 6.11 |
| Family households | 84.2% |
| Living alone | 0.0% |
| Median age | 18.7 years |
| Households with internet | 15.8% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 15006
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $16,916 |
| Poverty rate | 78.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Labor force participation | 100.0% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 15.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 15006
Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | — |
| Housing units | 19 |
| Vacancy rate | 0.0% |
Own vs. rent
Of 19 occupied units
| Owner households | 3 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 16 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 15006 commutes
44.9% of workers public transit, and the average one-way trip takes 24.6 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 24.6 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 15006
ZIP code 15006 is assigned to Bairdford, PA, and falls within Allegheny County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 116 people live inside it.
At 481 residents per square mile spread over 0.241 square miles, 15006 reads as a small-town area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Living here
What life in Bairdford looks like
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.
The population skews notably young, with a median age of 18.7 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 6.11 people on average, with 84.2% classified as family households.
Getting to work takes 24.6 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is public transit at 44.9% of workers, while 44.9% take public transit. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Bairdford, PA
Bairdford is a smaller community, so options inside 15006 may be limited to a handful of independent inns, motels or bed-and-breakfast properties. Travellers often widen the search to the surrounding area, where the choice is greater and prices are usually competitive.
For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 252.7 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 15006 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 15006 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 15006 offers a compact profile of Bairdford: 116 residents, 15.8% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 15006 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Bairdford may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
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ZIP codes near 15006
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 15006. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).