15539 ZIP Code — Fishertown, PA

ZIP code 15539 covers Fishertown, Pennsylvania.

Poverty rate: 0%12.4 points below the US average
Typical home value: $200,178
Degree or higher: 8.2%26.8 points below the US average
Homeownership: 88.6%23.6 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 14

Where 15539 is

Fishertown, 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 households	37.6%
Born outside the US	0%
Speaks a language other than English at home	0%
White (non-Hispanic)	97.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	0%
Veterans	15.9%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person	$18,929
Poverty rate	0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	16.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	0.0%
$10–15k	0.0%
$15–20k	34.2%
$20–25k	11.4%
$25–30k	0.0%
$30–35k	4.7%
$35–40k	0.0%
$40–45k	0.0%
$45–50k	16.8%
$50–60k	21.5%
$60–75k	5.4%
$75–100k	6.0%
$100–125k	0.0%
$125–150k	0.0%
$150–200k	0.0%
$200k or more	0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed	250
Mean adjusted gross income	$46,760
Returns declaring $200,000 or more	0%
Returns, under $25k	36.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k	24.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k	20.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k	8.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k	12.0%
Returns, $200k or more	0.0%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied	88.6%
Vacant homes	27.3%
Median year built	1938

What the homes are

Detached house	81%
2 to 4 units	12.2%
Mobile home	6.8%

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	$200,178as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 year	up 4.9%

Typical home value since 2000

$170,628 in 2022 to $200,178 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	30.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%
High school diploma or higher	96.6%
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	63.5% 0.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	61.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	77.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	39.4% 3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	20.8% 7.8 pts above the national average of 13%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	14
People employed	78
Annual payroll	$3,106,000

Natural hazard risk

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

Overall risk	Higher than 81.4% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss	74.4 out of 100
Community resilience	62 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.

Landslide	96.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	96.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	81.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	78Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	72.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	68.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	64.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	64.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche	49.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	43.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	37.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	22.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	21Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	18.4Very 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	$18,929	$43,104	$43,289
Poverty rate	0%	11.8%	12.4%
Median home value	—	$240,500	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,162	$1,348
Homeownership	88.6%	69.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.2%	34.5%	35%
Unemployment rate	30.5%	5.2%	5.2%
Works from home	0%	13.8%	13.5%
Born outside the US	0%	7.4%	13.9%
Median age	—	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	WOLFSBURG, PA US10.6 km away
Rain in a year	40 in
Snow in a year	38 in

Average high and low by month

January	37.2°F / 19°F2.79 in rain, 10.3 in snow
February	40.9°F / 20.7°F2.29 in rain, 10.3 in snow
March	49.8°F / 27.2°F3.36 in rain, 8 in snow
April	62.6°F / 37°F3.6 in rain, 0.5 in snow
May	72.3°F / 46.3°F4.37 in rain
June	80.1°F / 55.6°F4.02 in rain
July	85.6°F / 59.6°F3.75 in rain
August	83.3°F / 57.6°F3.31 in rain
September	76.7°F / 50.2°F3.81 in rain
October	64.6°F / 39.2°F3.12 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November	52°F / 29.5°F3 in rain, 1.7 in snow
December	41.2°F / 23.8°F3.06 in rain, 6.7 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 supermarket	None of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket	None of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	None 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%.

Chestnut Ridge 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	27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability	4.7 out of 20Least walkable

Nearby ZIP codes

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

15554 New Paris, PA	2.8 km away
16667 Osterburg, PA	7.7 km away
15521 Alum Bank, PA	7.7 km away
15559 Schellsburg, PA	9.7 km away
16655 Imler, PA	10.9 km away
15522 Bedford, PA	15.4 km away
16664 New Enterprise, PA	16.1 km away
15550 Manns Choice, PA	16.4 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.

Bedford County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	1.2 sq mi
Latitude, longitude	40.1217, -78.5856

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.