15463 ZIP Code — Merrittstown, PA

ZIP code 15463 covers Merrittstown, Pennsylvania.

Median age: 63.624.9 points above the US average
Poverty rate: 25.9%13.5 points above the US average
Median home value: $43,00082% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher: 15.2%19.8 points below the US average
Homeownership: 90.8%25.8 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 15463 is

Merrittstown, 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 age	63.6
Family households	100%
Born outside the US	0%
Speaks a language other than English at home	0%
White (non-Hispanic)	92.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	0%
Veterans	0%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Poverty rate	25.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	34.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	0.0%
$10–15k	0.0%
$15–20k	23.5%
$20–25k	0.0%
$25–30k	0.0%
$30–35k	0.0%
$35–40k	0.0%
$40–45k	0.0%
$45–50k	0.0%
$50–60k	51.0%
$60–75k	0.0%
$75–100k	0.0%
$100–125k	0.0%
$125–150k	0.0%
$150–200k	0.0%
$200k or more	25.5%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$43,000
Owner-occupied	90.8%
Vacant homes	25.2%
Median year built	1938

What the homes are

Detached house	55.7%
Attached house	44.3%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%
High school diploma or higher	100%
Works from home	0%
Drives to work alone	100%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	0%

Health

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

Colorectal screening	67.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	52.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	77.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	40.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	20.8% 7.8 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 risk	Higher than 81.7% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss	75.5 out of 100
Community resilience	56.2 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.

River flooding	96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide	94.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought	85.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	84.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	75.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	70.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	67Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	59.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	57.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	50.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche	49.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	47Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	39.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	18.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	18.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code

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 ZIP	Pennsylvania	United States
Median household income	—	$76,081	$78,538
Income per person	—	$43,104	$43,289
Poverty rate	25.9%	11.8%	12.4%
Median home value	$43,000	$240,500	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,162	$1,348
Homeownership	90.8%	69.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.2%	34.5%	35%
Unemployment rate	0%	5.2%	5.2%
Works from home	0%	13.8%	13.5%
Born outside the US	0%	7.4%	13.9%
Median age	63.6	40.9	38.7

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 station	UNIONTOWN 1 NE, PA US10.4 km away
Rain in a year	44 in
Snow in a year	28 in

Average high and low by month

January	39.5°F / 21.4°F3.25 in rain, 10 in snow
February	42.7°F / 22.5°F2.81 in rain, 8.2 in snow
March	51.1°F / 28.7°F3.73 in rain, 4.9 in snow
April	64.2°F / 38.2°F3.81 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May	73.3°F / 48.4°F4.36 in rain
June	80.6°F / 57.4°F4.81 in rain
July	84.3°F / 61.9°F4.75 in rain
August	83.1°F / 60.3°F3.63 in rain
September	77.5°F / 53°F3.55 in rain
October	65.8°F / 41.4°F3.17 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November	53.6°F / 31.9°F3.15 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December	44°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 supermarket	None of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket	None of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	100% 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%.

Brownsville Area School District	100% 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 vulnerability	61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Walkability	5.7 out of 20Least walkable

Nearby ZIP codes

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

15458 Mc Clellandtown, PA	3.1 km away
15454 Leckrone, PA	3.9 km away
15484 Uledi, PA	4.3 km away
15468 New Salem, PA	4.6 km away
15443 Hibbs, PA	6.9 km away
15435 Fairbank, PA	6.9 km away
15461 Masontown, PA	7.2 km away
15476 Ronco, PA	7.6 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 County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	0.67 sq mi
Latitude, longitude	39.8825, -79.8336

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.