| City: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Names to Avoid: | Pgh, Pitt, Veterans Hospital |
| County: | Allegheny County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:07:33 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 412 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 40.4765, -79.8948 |
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ZIP code 15240 is a specialized postal designation serving the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System in Pittsburgh's Lawrenceville neighborhood. Despite being classified as a PO Box ZIP, this location has no PO Boxes at all. Instead, it exists exclusively to handle mail for the Veterans Hospital facility.
The alias "VETERANS HOSPITAL" appears in postal records but isn't a valid mailing name. Two named buildings show up in delivery records: Veterans Administration and Pharmacy Service. These facilities employ 3,144 people across 5 business establishments, making this a significant healthcare employment center. Mail reaches these locations via a single city carrier route serving University Drive C, Allequippa Street, and Delafield Road.
This ZIP has no residential population and no housing units. It's a point location within ZIP 15201, positioned in Pittsburgh's Central Lawrenceville neighborhood. The surrounding area includes Bloomfield, Lower Lawrenceville, and Garfield, all within half a mile. While Pittsburgh has standard ZIP codes for regular mail delivery, 15240 serves a specialized institutional function for the VA hospital campus.
Limited street network serves hospital campus buildings and pharmacy operations.
ZIP Code 15240 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 5 business establishments, employing about 3,149 people with an annual payroll of $299,765,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 393Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 5Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $74,947,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $299,765,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 3,149Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 15240 is located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, within the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 38300) and Pennsylvania's 12nd and 17th Congressional Districts. This Metro area has a population of 2,356,285 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 15240. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Pittsburgh, PASource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 38300Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 2,356,285Source: Census |
| MSA: | Pittsburgh, PA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 12,17Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 2163.03, 1733.22 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 4261000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Pittsburgh city; PennsylvaniaSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 15240 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on March 1, 2026.