Allegheny County · Pennsylvania
ZIP code 15217
- Population
- 26,200
- Median income
- $91,695
- Median home
- $431,600
- Sales tax
- 7%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Combined state + local
Quick answer
ZIP 15217 sits in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and is home to 26,200 people. Median household income is $91,695, the median home is worth $431,600 and median gross rent is $1,412. 52% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 7% combined.
- County
- Allegheny County
- State
- Pennsylvania (PA)
- Area codes
- 412, 724, 878
FIPS 42003
1,833 ZIPs covered
NANPA codes serving this area
The numbers for 15217
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 26,200ZIP 15217 residents
- Median household income
- $91,695Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $431,600Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,412Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 38.3 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 52%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 15217
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
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.
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 15217 compares
ZIP 15217 against the median ZIP in Allegheny County and across Pennsylvania.
| Measure | ZIP 15217 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $91,695 | $69,906 | $70,000 | +31% |
| Median home value | $431,600 | $191,900 | $187,400 | +130% |
| Median gross rent | $1,412 | $1,064 | $953 | +48% |
| Population | 26,200 | 10,516 | 2,230 | +1075% |
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
- #326
- Home value
- #99
- Population
- #143
richer than 80% of 1,668 state ZIPs
above 94% of 1,672 state ZIPs
larger than 92% of 1,833 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Pennsylvania ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Allegheny County.
ZIP 15217 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 15217?
- ZIP 15217 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 15217?
- Purchases are taxed at 7% combined, built from the Pittsburgh jurisdiction stack.
- Is 15217 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $1,412 a month, about 18% of median household income, and the median home is worth $431,600 — +130% 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.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- Pennsylvania Department of Revenue — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
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.