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Allegheny County · Pennsylvania

ZIP code 15219

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 15219 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
11,010

ZCTA residents

Median income
$32,403

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$193,100

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
7%

Combined state + local

Quick answer

ZIP 15219 sits in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania and is home to 11,010 people. Median household income is $32,403, the median home is worth $193,100 and median gross rent is $894. 21.1% 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 15219

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

Population
11,010ZIP 15219 residents
Median household income
$32,403Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$193,100Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$894Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
32.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
21.1%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 15219

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
33%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
6.0×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$1,002/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
39.8%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 15219 compares

ZIP 15219 against the median ZIP in Allegheny County and across Pennsylvania.

MeasureZIP 15219County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$32,403$69,906$70,000-54%
Median home value$193,100$191,900$187,400+3%
Median gross rent$894$1,064$953-6%
Population11,01010,5162,230+394%

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 1% of 1,668 state ZIPs

#1,644
Home value

above 52% of 1,672 state ZIPs

#799
Population

larger than 79% of 1,833 state ZIPs

#391

Comparable ZIP codes

Pennsylvania ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
18701Luzerne County$32,417$245,700$842
17923Schuylkill County$32,344$76,500
15038Washington County$32,278$92,300
15132Allegheny County$32,170$71,300$791
18473Wayne County$31,806
15777Indiana County$31,786$83,600

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Allegheny County.

ZIP 15219 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 15219?
ZIP 15219 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 15219?
Purchases are taxed at 7% combined, built from the Pittsburgh jurisdiction stack.
Is 15219 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $894 a month, about 33% of median household income, and the median home is worth $193,100+3% 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 15219, 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.