Postal Codes

15431 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 15431 covers Dunbar, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 4,328 and a median household income of $57,542.

Population
4,32875 per square mile
Median age
46.37.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$57,54224% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
16.1%3.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$137,811up 2.7% in five years
Median rent
$79532% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
13.3%21.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.4%17.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
54

Where 15431 is

Dunbar, 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

Population4,328
Median age46.3
Family households67.2%
Born outside the US0.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.1%
White (non-Hispanic)95.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino0.1%
Veterans6.3%
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$57,542
Income per person$29,483
Poverty rate16.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance31.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k4.4%
$15–20k6.8%
$20–25k5.4%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k4.7%
$35–40k8.9%
$40–45k3.7%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k10.4%
$60–75k9.6%
$75–100k12.5%
$100–125k8.9%
$125–150k4.8%
$150–200k10.6%
$200k or more0.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,990
Mean adjusted gross income$55,519
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2%
Returns, under $25k31.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.1%
Returns, $200k or more2.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$105,800
Median gross rent$795
Rent as a share of household income27.4%
Owner-occupied82.4%
Vacant homes15.2%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house68.7%
Attached house6.3%
2 to 4 units6%
5 to 19 units0.7%
Mobile home18.4%
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$137,811as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 2.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 35.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201320192026$142,357$90,648

$90,648 in 2013 to $137,811 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%
High school diploma or higher89.5%
Works from home3.9%
Drives to work alone90%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.4%
Health

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

Colorectal screening67.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist59.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use75.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost17.2% 4.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments54
People employed534
Annual payroll$27,892,000
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 29.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss24.9 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.

Landslide94.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought79.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding64.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail62.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind52.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche48.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane47Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado44.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather44.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm26.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake24.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave17.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.1Very 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$57,542$76,081$78,538
Income per person$29,483$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate16.1%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$105,800$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$795$1,162$1,348
Homeownership82.4%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.7%5.2%5.2%
Works from home3.9%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.2%7.4%13.9%
Median age46.340.938.7
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 stationCONNELLSVILLE 2 SSW, PA US4.8 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year24 in

Average high and low by month

January38.4°F / 20.6°F3.21 in rain, 9.5 in snow
February41.7°F / 21.3°F3.02 in rain, 7.4 in snow
March50.8°F / 28°F3.6 in rain, 3.2 in snow
April63.9°F / 37.5°F4.22 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May73°F / 49.1°F4.72 in rain
June80.2°F / 57.6°F4.93 in rain
July84°F / 62°F4.73 in rain
August83.3°F / 60.8°F4.44 in rain
September76.7°F / 54.1°F3.92 in rain
October65.5°F / 42.5°F3.44 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November53.1°F / 32.1°F3.29 in rain, 0.4 in snow
December42.8°F / 26.3°F3.34 in rain, 3.7 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 supermarket15% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket63% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Connellsville Area School District77.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Uniontown Area School District22.2% 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 vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability5.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

15455 Leisenring, PA2.9 km away
15465 Mount Braddock, PA4.5 km away
15456 Lemont Furnace, PA4.6 km away
15489 West Leisenring, PA5.2 km away
15486 Vanderbilt, PA7.3 km away
15430 Dickerson Run, PA7.9 km away
15472 Oliver, PA8.6 km away
15425 Connellsville, PA9.5 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 area57.93 sq mi
Water area0.3 sq mi
Population density75 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.9722, -79.6431

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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