Postal Codes

15554 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 15554 covers New Paris, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 2,298 and a median household income of $62,602.

Population
2,29866 per square mile
Median age
53.815.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$62,60218% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
20.4%8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$215,095up 18% in five years
Degree or higher
21.5%13.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.8%17.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
25

Where 15554 is

New Paris, 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

Population2,298
Median age53.8
Family households61.1%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)99.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.2%
Veterans4.5%
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$62,602
Income per person$36,486
Poverty rate20.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.9%
$10–15k12.5%
$15–20k2.3%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k1.4%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k10.2%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k2.8%
$60–75k6.8%
$75–100k15.3%
$100–125k5.0%
$125–150k11.6%
$150–200k5.6%
$200k or more7.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,170
Mean adjusted gross income$57,470
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.6%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.7%
Returns, $200k or more2.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$191,100
Rent as a share of household income38%
Owner-occupied82.8%
Vacant homes7.7%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house68.2%
2 to 4 units9.5%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home21.8%
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$215,095as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 41.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$215,095$92,492

$92,492 in 2000 to $215,095 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%
High school diploma or higher90.3%
Works from home6.1%
Drives to work alone81.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more2.2%
Health

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

Colorectal screening63.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist64% 2.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost14.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments25
People employed179
Annual payroll$4,993,000
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 77.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss74.4 out of 100
Community resilience62 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.

Landslide97.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind79.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane77.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire71.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning65.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail63.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather62.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche48.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado42.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake37.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave21.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave20.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm17.2Very 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$62,602$76,081$78,538
Income per person$36,486$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate20.4%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$191,100$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership82.8%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.7%5.2%5.2%
Works from home6.1%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.4%13.9%
Median age53.840.938.7
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 stationSHAWNEE SP, PA US10.4 km away
Rain in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January36.3°F / 18.7°F2.76 in rain
February39.5°F / 19.3°F2.35 in rain
March48°F / 25.9°F3.26 in rain
April62.2°F / 36.2°F3.62 in rain
May71.5°F / 46.3°F4.06 in rain
June79.4°F / 54.9°F3.96 in rain
July83.9°F / 59°F3.17 in rain
August82.5°F / 57.5°F3.45 in rain
September75.2°F / 50°F3.74 in rain
October63.6°F / 38.4°F3.09 in rain
November51.2°F / 29.8°F3.04 in rain
December40.2°F / 23°F3.15 in rain
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%.

Chestnut Ridge 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 vulnerability37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% 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.

15539 Fishertown, PA2.8 km away
15521 Alum Bank, PA6.7 km away
15559 Schellsburg, PA8.9 km away
16667 Osterburg, PA9.7 km away
16655 Imler, PA12.2 km away
15924 Cairnbrook, PA14.2 km away
15550 Manns Choice, PA16.2 km away
15522 Bedford, PA16.9 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.

Bedford County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area34.68 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq mi
Population density66 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.1254, -78.6184

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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