15612 ZIP Code — Alverton, PA

ZIP code 15612 covers Alverton, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 510.

Population: 510237 per square mile
Median age: 38.4about the US average
Poverty rate: 11.4%1 points below the US average
Median home value: $127,10047% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher: 11.5%23.5 points below the US average
Homeownership: 78.4%13.4 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 5

Where 15612 is

Alverton, 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

Population	510
Median age	38.4
Family households	61%
Born outside the US	1.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home	0%
White (non-Hispanic)	89.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	6.9%
Veterans	0%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person	$29,993
Poverty rate	11.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	18.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	19.9%
$10–15k	0.0%
$15–20k	0.0%
$20–25k	0.0%
$25–30k	0.0%
$30–35k	16.1%
$35–40k	3.4%
$40–45k	4.7%
$45–50k	0.0%
$50–60k	8.1%
$60–75k	9.7%
$75–100k	16.1%
$100–125k	10.6%
$125–150k	11.4%
$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	190
Mean adjusted gross income	$53,363
Returns declaring $200,000 or more	0%
Returns, under $25k	26.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k	31.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k	15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k	10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k	15.8%
Returns, $200k or more	0.0%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$127,100
Owner-occupied	78.4%
Vacant homes	8.5%
Median year built	1950

What the homes are

Detached house	64.3%
2 to 4 units	13.6%
Mobile home	22.1%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%
High school diploma or higher	93.2%
Works from home	5.5%
Drives to work alone	84.6%
Takes public transport	5.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	5.5%

Health

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

Colorectal screening	69.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	63.3% 2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	79.4% 3.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	39.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	13.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	5
People employed	34
Annual payroll	$1,670,000

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 28.8% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Very Low to Relatively Low across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss	25.9 out of 100
Community resilience	88.6 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.

Landslide	87.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought	83.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	75.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	66.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	65.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	63.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	61.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	52.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	40Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	37.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	29.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	24.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	18.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	9.2Very 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	$29,993	$43,104	$43,289
Poverty rate	11.4%	11.8%	12.4%
Median home value	$127,100	$240,500	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,162	$1,348
Homeownership	78.4%	69.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	11.5%	34.5%	35%
Unemployment rate	0%	5.2%	5.2%
Works from home	5.5%	13.8%	13.5%
Born outside the US	1.6%	7.4%	13.9%
Median age	38.4	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	MT PLEASANT, PA US12.2 km away
Rain in a year	44 in
Snow in a year	30 in

Average high and low by month

January	37.4°F / 20.7°F3.31 in rain, 9 in snow
February	40.6°F / 21°F2.24 in rain, 7.5 in snow
March	50°F / 27.7°F3.37 in rain, 5.6 in snow
April	62.2°F / 36.3°F3.64 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May	71.3°F / 47°F4.27 in rain
June	78.5°F / 56.1°F4.86 in rain
July	82.1°F / 60.1°F4.4 in rain
August	81.2°F / 58.6°F3.96 in rain
September	75.2°F / 50.9°F3.49 in rain
October	63.7°F / 40°F3.18 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November	51.8°F / 31.2°F3.44 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December	42°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 supermarket	None of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket	100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	54% 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%.

Southmoreland 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	34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Walkability	5.9 out of 20Below average

Nearby ZIP codes

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

15679 Ruffs Dale, PA	3.3 km away
15688 Tarrs, PA	3.7 km away
15683 Scottdale, PA	3.9 km away
15631 Everson, PA	5.2 km away
15666 Mount Pleasant, PA	8.4 km away
15639 Hunker, PA	8.8 km away
15672 New Stanton, PA	9.1 km away
15428 Dawson, PA	9.7 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 County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	2.15 sq mi
Population density	237 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude	40.1373, -79.5997

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.