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15401 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 15401 covers Uniontown, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 30,230 and a median household income of $52,051.

Population
30,230546 per square mile
Median age
45.16.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$52,05132% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
18.8%6.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$161,546up 9.3% in five years
Median rent
$76135% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
23%12 points below the US average
Homeownership
64%1 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
963

Where 15401 is

Uniontown, Pennsylvania — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population30,230
Median age45.1
Family households53.5%
Born outside the US1.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.2%
White (non-Hispanic)86.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino1.3%
Veterans7.3%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$52,051
Income per person$34,252
Poverty rate18.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance25.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.3%
$10–15k6.7%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k6.7%
$25–30k4.4%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k6.1%
$50–60k5.1%
$60–75k9.8%
$75–100k10.8%
$100–125k9.0%
$125–150k7.0%
$150–200k5.4%
$200k or more4.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed13,850
Mean adjusted gross income$65,242
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.5%
Returns, under $25k33.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.4%
Returns, $200k or more3.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$151,600
Median gross rent$761
Rent as a share of household income27.2%
Owner-occupied64%
Vacant homes9.9%
Median year built1956

What the homes are

Detached house68.7%
Attached house3.9%
2 to 4 units12.5%
5 to 19 units3.1%
20 or more units6.1%
Mobile home5.5%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$161,546as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 9.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 41.6%
Typical asking rent$944as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$161,546$73,732

$73,732 in 2000 to $161,546 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher23%
High school diploma or higher91.1%
Works from home7.2%
Drives to work alone79.5%
Takes public transport1.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.6%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Colorectal screening68% 3.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist60% 1.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use77.9% 2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost17.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments963
People employed13,979
Annual payroll$552,011,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 40.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss31.8 out of 100
Community resilience56.2 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide83.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought79.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning72.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding68Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind62.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado52.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather49.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche49.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm33.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave17.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave13Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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Compared with Pennsylvania and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPPennsylvaniaUnited States
Median household income$52,051$76,081$78,538
Income per person$34,252$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate18.8%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$151,600$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$761$1,162$1,348
Homeownership64%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5.2%5.2%
Works from home7.2%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.9%7.4%13.9%
Median age45.140.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationUNIONTOWN 1 NE, PA US2.9 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year28 in

Average high and low by month

January39.5°F / 21.4°F3.25 in rain, 10 in snow
February42.7°F / 22.5°F2.81 in rain, 8.2 in snow
March51.1°F / 28.7°F3.73 in rain, 4.9 in snow
April64.2°F / 38.2°F3.81 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May73.3°F / 48.4°F4.36 in rain
June80.6°F / 57.4°F4.81 in rain
July84.3°F / 61.9°F4.75 in rain
August83.1°F / 60.3°F3.63 in rain
September77.5°F / 53°F3.55 in rain
October65.8°F / 41.4°F3.17 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November53.6°F / 31.9°F3.15 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December44°F / 26.3°F3.33 in rain, 3.6 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket16% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket27% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Laurel Highlands School District42.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Albert Gallatin Area School District30.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Uniontown Area School District26.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Walkability6.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

15472 Oliver, PA3.4 km away
15416 Brownfield, PA3.9 km away
15484 Uledi, PA4.9 km away
15445 Hopwood, PA6.4 km away
15489 West Leisenring, PA7.7 km away
15436 Fairchance, PA7.8 km away
15465 Mount Braddock, PA8 km away
15456 Lemont Furnace, PA8.3 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Fayette County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area55.39 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq mi
Population density546 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.8897, -79.7282

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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