# ZIP code 15241 sales tax rates

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ZIP code 15241 spans 2 different sets of sales tax jurisdictions in Pennsylvania's published rates on 2026-10-23, so there is no single sales tax rate for the ZIP code. The combined general rates of the candidates range from 6% to 7%. The ZIP's Census area crosses a county line, so check which county the address is in.

Accuracy: county-level (the county comes from Census ZIP areas). The county comes from the ZIP's Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not from the state (boundary from Census, rate from the state).

A published rate is not the tax due on a sale: taxability, sourcing, nexus and exemptions all change what is owed.

Notes:

- These are published sales and use tax rates by jurisdiction. They are not the tax due on a transaction and not a taxability determination: whether an item is taxable, which location's rate applies (sourcing), whether the seller must collect (nexus) and any exemption all change what is owed. Rates come from the Streamlined Sales Tax files the states publish or, where a result's source says so, from the state revenue department's own files and pages; confirm with the state before relying on them.
- This location matches 2 different jurisdiction sets, so no single rate is returned. Send a full street address or ZIP+4 to narrow it down. The candidate marked sst\_default carries the jurisdictions the state's file assigns to the ZIP as a whole (states assign the lowest combined rate there); it is not necessarily the rate at a given address.
- Boundary from Census, rate from the state: the county (or state) was found from the ZIP's Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not from the state. ZCTAs approximate USPS ZIP areas; a ZIP that crosses a county line returns one candidate per county set with its land share, and PO-box or unique ZIPs have no ZCTA. Confirm the county for an address near a county line.
- Pennsylvania: 6% state rate plus 1% in Allegheny County and 2% in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania Department of Revenue). Act 21 of 2026 sources these local taxes to the delivery location for tax years after December 31, 2025; the Department enforces it from October 1, 2026. The county comes from Census boundaries.

## Candidate 1 of 2: 7% combined

Pennsylvania: boundary from Census, rate from the state. The ZIP's Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps Allegheny County (99% of the ZIP area's land); ZCTAs approximate USPS ZIP areas, so confirm the county for an address near a county line.

| Jurisdiction | Level | General rate | General rate, interstate | Food and drug rate | Effective from | Source file |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pennsylvania (state)](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/sales-tax-jurisdiction/pa-state-42) | state | 6% | 6% | not returned | 2026-01-01 | [rates-PA-2026-10-21 (2026-10-21)](https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/revenue/resources/tax-types-and-information/sales-use-and-hotel-occupancy-tax.html) |
| [Allegheny County](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/sales-tax-jurisdiction/pa-county-42003) | county | 1% | 1% | not returned | 2026-01-01 | [rates-PA-2026-10-21 (2026-10-21)](https://www.pa.gov/agencies/revenue/resources/tax-types-and-information/sales-use-and-hotel-occupancy-tax/local-sales-tax) |
| Combined (sum of the rates above) |  | 7% | 7% | not returned |  |  |

- Accuracy: county-level (the county comes from Census ZIP areas).
- Rates for food, drugs and other special categories are not returned for this state.

## Candidate 2 of 2: 6% combined

Pennsylvania: boundary from Census, rate from the state. The ZIP's Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps Washington County (1% of the ZIP area's land); ZCTAs approximate USPS ZIP areas, so confirm the county for an address near a county line.

| Jurisdiction | Level | General rate | General rate, interstate | Food and drug rate | Effective from | Source file |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Pennsylvania (state)](https://olympus.new-odyssey.com/data/sales-tax-jurisdiction/pa-state-42) | state | 6% | 6% | not returned | 2026-01-01 | [rates-PA-2026-10-21 (2026-10-21)](https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/revenue/resources/tax-types-and-information/sales-use-and-hotel-occupancy-tax.html) |
| Combined (sum of the rates above) |  | 6% | 6% | not returned |  |  |

- Accuracy: county-level (the county comes from Census ZIP areas).
- Rates for food, drugs and other special categories are not returned for this state.

## Sources

- Pennsylvania Department of Revenue published rate, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Department of Revenue), rates-PA.json, source date 2026-10-21: https://www.pa.gov/en/agencies/revenue/resources/tax-types-and-information/sales-use-and-hotel-occupancy-tax.html
- Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area to county relationship file (U.S. Census Bureau), tab20\_zcta520\_county20\_natl.txt: https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/rel2020/zcta520/tab20_zcta520_county20_natl.txt
- Published by Olympus: Oct 22, 2026 (2026-10-22T22:15:42.100Z)

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```sh
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```

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```sh
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```

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