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15448 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 15448 covers Jacobs Creek, Pennsylvania, with a median household income of $44,348.

Median age
51.913.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$44,34842% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Median home value
$81,60066% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
7.7%27.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 15448 is

Jacobs Creek, 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

Median age51.9
Family households55.3%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans7%
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$44,348
Income per person$25,965
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k14.5%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k43.4%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k14.5%
$60–75k27.6%
$75–100k0.0%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$81,600
Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes46.5%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate18.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.7%
High school diploma or higher93.7%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone86.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more37.4%
Health

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

Colorectal screening64.1% same as the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist61.6% same as the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use75.7% same as the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost21.7% 8.7 pts above the national average of 13%
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 39.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss27.8 out of 100
Community resilience88.6 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.

Landslide94.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought84.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning67.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail61Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind53.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather35Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake32.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado27.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm21.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave18.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.7Very 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$44,348$76,081$78,538
Income per person$25,965$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate0%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$81,600$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership100%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.7%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate18.8%5.2%5.2%
Works from home0%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.4%13.9%
Median age51.940.938.7
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 stationDONORA 1 SW, PA US11.4 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year21 in

Average high and low by month

January38.7°F / 20.5°F2.9 in rain, 5.7 in snow
February42.1°F / 21.8°F2.43 in rain, 7.2 in snow
March50.9°F / 28.6°F3.14 in rain, 4.6 in snow
April64°F / 38.4°F3.4 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May73.1°F / 49°F4.3 in rain
June80.7°F / 58.1°F4.39 in rain
July84.4°F / 62.2°F4.31 in rain
August83.5°F / 60.7°F3.64 in rain
September77.5°F / 53.9°F3.55 in rain
October66°F / 42.2°F3.05 in rain
November53.7°F / 32.5°F2.84 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December43.2°F / 25.7°F2.9 in rain, 3.3 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Yough School District100% 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 vulnerability19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Household characteristics29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

15492 Wickhaven, PA2.3 km away
15479 Smithton, PA2.5 km away
15012 Belle Vernon, PA6.6 km away
15482 Star Junction, PA7.9 km away
15695 Wyano, PA8.1 km away
15473 Perryopolis, PA8.1 km away
15089 West Newton, PA8.4 km away
15438 Fayette City, PA8.9 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.

Westmoreland County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.95 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.1331, -79.7417

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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