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15492 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 15492 covers Wickhaven, Pennsylvania.

Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Median home value
$86,10064% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
7.7%27.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
65.9%0.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 15492 is

Wickhaven, 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

Family households100%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)45.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
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

Income per person$12,564
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance36.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k34.1%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k17.1%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k48.8%
$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$86,100
Owner-occupied65.9%
Vacant homes16.3%
Median year built1948

What the homes are

Detached house71.4%
Mobile home28.6%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.7%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home39.5%
Drives to work alone60.5%
Takes public transport0%
Health

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

Colorectal screening71.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist67.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use80.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost17.2% 4.2 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 46.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss40.6 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.

Landslide91.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought84.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail70.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind59.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado56.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche48.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather46Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm39.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake29Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave17.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.2Very 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$76,081$78,538
Income per person$12,564$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate0%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$86,100$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership65.9%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher7.7%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.2%5.2%
Works from home39.5%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.4%13.9%
Median age40.938.7
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 US10.3 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 supermarket100% 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%.

Frazier 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 vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

15448 Jacobs Creek, PA2.3 km away
15479 Smithton, PA4.5 km away
15482 Star Junction, PA6.1 km away
15012 Belle Vernon, PA6.1 km away
15473 Perryopolis, PA6.2 km away
15438 Fayette City, PA6.7 km away
15412 Allenport, PA7.9 km away
15072 Pricedale, 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 area0.6 sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.1194, -79.7623

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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