Postal Codes

15601 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 15601 covers Greensburg, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 55,670 and a median household income of $75,369.

Population
55,670690 per square mile
Median age
46.27.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$75,369about the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
8.6%3.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$252,614up 14.3% in five years
Median rent
$86825% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
39.7%4.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
74.2%9.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,794

Where 15601 is

Greensburg, 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

Population55,670
Median age46.2
Family households58.7%
Born outside the US2%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.6%
White (non-Hispanic)92.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Hispanic or Latino1.7%
Veterans7.3%
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$75,369
Income per person$43,372
Poverty rate8.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.6%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k3.6%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k4.3%
$40–45k3.0%
$45–50k3.1%
$50–60k6.8%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k14.4%
$100–125k9.3%
$125–150k7.5%
$150–200k8.8%
$200k or more10.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed28,680
Mean adjusted gross income$87,480
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.4%
Returns, under $25k27.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.4%
Returns, $200k or more6.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$209,400
Median gross rent$868
Rent as a share of household income29.1%
Owner-occupied74.2%
Vacant homes6.5%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house71.2%
Attached house6.6%
2 to 4 units5.9%
5 to 19 units6.6%
20 or more units5.6%
Mobile home4%
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$252,614as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 45%
Typical asking rent$1,035as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 6.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$252,614$142,078

$142,078 in 2005 to $252,614 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202220242026$1,035$821

$821 in 2022 to $1,035 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.7%
High school diploma or higher96.5%
Works from home10.2%
Drives to work alone79.2%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.8%
Health

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

Colorectal screening71.4% 7.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist67.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use79.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost11.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,794
People employed29,025
Annual payroll$1,370,627,000
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 12.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 31 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss13 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.

Landslide86.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning70Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail61.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather37.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding35.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake33Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado27.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm21.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave17.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8.4Relatively 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$75,369$76,081$78,538
Income per person$43,372$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate8.6%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$209,400$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$868$1,162$1,348
Homeownership74.2%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.7%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%5.2%5.2%
Works from home10.2%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US2%7.4%13.9%
Median age46.240.938.7
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 stationMT PLEASANT, PA US10.8 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January37.4°F / 20.7°F3.31 in rain, 9 in snow
February40.6°F / 21°F2.24 in rain, 7.5 in snow
March50°F / 27.7°F3.37 in rain, 5.6 in snow
April62.2°F / 36.3°F3.64 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May71.3°F / 47°F4.27 in rain
June78.5°F / 56.1°F4.86 in rain
July82.1°F / 60.1°F4.4 in rain
August81.2°F / 58.6°F3.96 in rain
September75.2°F / 50.9°F3.49 in rain
October63.7°F / 40°F3.18 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November51.8°F / 31.2°F3.44 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December42°F / 25.4°F3.78 in rain, 6.4 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 supermarket22% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket69% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Hempfield Area School District50% of this ZIP code's land area
Greensburg Salem School District28.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Greater Latrobe School District17.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Mount Pleasant Area School District3.9% 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 vulnerability13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability6.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

15606 Greensburg, PA0.7 km away
15619 Bovard, PA3.6 km away
15633 Forbes Road, PA5.5 km away
15634 Grapeville, PA5.6 km away
15662 Luxor, PA6.2 km away
15635 Hannastown, PA6.2 km away
15664 Mammoth, PA6.4 km away
15644 Jeannette, PA6.6 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.

Westmoreland County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area80.65 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density690 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.3074, -79.5424

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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