| City: | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Names to Avoid: | Duquesne Light Co |
| County: | Allegheny County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 12:42:04 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 412 / 724 / 878 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 40.4409, -79.9963 |
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Duquesne Light Company operations utilize dedicated ZIP code 15279 in Allegheny County's Marshall-Shadeland neighborhood on Pittsburgh's North Side. This represents one of two dedicated ZIP codes serving Duquesne Light operations in Pittsburgh. The company traces its roots to the Allegheny County Light Company founded in 1880 and was consolidated in 1903 from over 150 small electric companies operating in the Pittsburgh region. Duquesne Light was one of dozens of companies founded by inventor George Westinghouse. This postal designation was established prior to 2004.
Duquesne Light pioneered numerous innovations in the utility industry, becoming the first U.S. utility to commercially use nuclear power for electricity generation and the first to install scrubbers for sulfur dioxide emission reduction in the 1970s. Postal records identify 1 ZIP+4 code for this designation. Census demographic data is not available for this utility designation. Pittsburgh is the valid mailing city.
ZIP Code 15279 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 15279 is located in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, within the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 38300) and Pennsylvania's 12nd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 2,443,921 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 15279. 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: | 2,443,921Source: Census |
| MSA: | Pittsburgh, PA MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 12Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 2163.03 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 15279 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 January 1, 2026.