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Allegheny County · Pennsylvania

ZIP code 15208

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 15208 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
9,500

ZCTA residents

Median income
$59,267

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$273,200

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
7%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 15208 sits in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and is home to 9,500 people. Median household income is $59,267, the median home is worth $273,200 and median gross rent is $1,020. 49.4% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7% combined.

County
Allegheny County

FIPS 42003

State
Pennsylvania (PA)

1,833 ZIPs covered

Area codes
412, 724, 878

NANPA codes serving this area

Metro area
Pittsburgh

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 15208

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
9,500ZIP 15208 residents
Median household income
$59,267Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$273,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,020Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
34.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
49.4%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 15208

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
7%Pittsburgh jurisdiction stack
Tax on $100
$7Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$70Before any exemptions

This ZIP falls inside the Pittsburgh rate area, so state, county, city and district levies are published here as a full stack.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
21%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
4.6×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,418/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
17.9%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 15208 compares

ZIP 15208 against the median ZIP in Allegheny County and across Pennsylvania.

MeasureZIP 15208County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$59,267$69,906$70,000-15%
Median home value$273,200$191,900$187,400+46%
Median gross rent$1,020$1,064$953+7%
Population9,50010,5162,230+326%

Medians are computed across the 103 ZIP areas in Allegheny County and the 1833 ZIP areas in Pennsylvania.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1833 Pennsylvania ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 27% of 1,668 state ZIPs

#1,217
Home value

above 80% of 1,672 state ZIPs

#334
Population

larger than 76% of 1,833 state ZIPs

#438

Comparable ZIP codes

Pennsylvania ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
15963Somerset County$59,256$120,000$752
15909Cambria County$59,226$105,200$780
15530Somerset County$59,318$145,700$779
16836Clearfield County$59,205$122,000$967
15771Indiana County$59,196$151,700$233
15331Washington County$59,188$93,500$1,039

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Allegheny County.

ZIP 15208 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 15208?
ZIP 15208 lies mostly in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 15208?
Purchases are taxed at 7% combined, built from the Pittsburgh jurisdiction stack.
Is 15208 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $1,020 a month, about 21% of median household income, and the median home is worth $273,200+46% against the typical Pennsylvania ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 15208, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.