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15623 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 15623 covers Claridge, Pennsylvania, with a median household income of $54,926.

Median household income
$54,92628% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
30.5%18.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$218,551down 9.1% in five years
Degree or higher
9.3%25.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.2%14.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
11

Where 15623 is

Claridge, 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 households61.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.8%
White (non-Hispanic)96.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans11.7%
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$54,926
Income per person$39,914
Poverty rate30.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance54.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k4.9%
$15–20k12.3%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k5.1%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k30.3%
$60–75k3.3%
$75–100k8.2%
$100–125k6.2%
$125–150k4.1%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more14.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed450
Mean adjusted gross income$69,667
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.4%
Returns, under $25k31.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.6%
Returns, $200k or more4.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied79.2%
Vacant homes6.5%
Median year built1949

What the homes are

Detached house90.9%
Attached house7%
Mobile home2.2%
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$218,551as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 9.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 26.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201120182026$252,820$139,502

$139,502 in 2011 to $218,551 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.3%
High school diploma or higher96.9%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone97.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.3%
Health

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

Colorectal screening73% 8.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist67.7% 6.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use77.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost9% 4 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments11
People employed69
Annual payroll$1,826,000
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 13.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss17 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.

Landslide92.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning73.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail64.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind61.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane50Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding40.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather39.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado29.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm25.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake22.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave17.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8.7Very 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$54,926$76,081$78,538
Income per person$39,914$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate30.5%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership79.2%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9.3%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.8%5.2%5.2%
Works from home0%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 stationMURRYSVILLE 2 SW, PA US10.1 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year25 in

Average high and low by month

January37.7°F / 21.5°F3.19 in rain, 10.2 in snow
February40.6°F / 21.9°F2.75 in rain, 5.6 in snow
March50.3°F / 28.8°F3.3 in rain, 3 in snow
April63.7°F / 38.9°F3.75 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May74.1°F / 50.8°F4.08 in rain
June82.6°F / 59.4°F4.59 in rain
July85.8°F / 63.9°F4.83 in rain
August84.1°F / 62.3°F4.18 in rain
September76.6°F / 54.6°F3.44 in rain
October64.7°F / 43.1°F3.36 in rain
November52°F / 32.9°F2.88 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December41.4°F / 26.6°F3.22 in rain, 5.3 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 supermarket7% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Penn-Trafford 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 vulnerability16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

15636 Harrison City, PA3.2 km away
15644 Jeannette, PA4.4 km away
15675 Penn, PA4.7 km away
15634 Grapeville, PA5.2 km away
15665 Manor, PA5.8 km away
15626 Delmont, PA6.1 km away
15632 Export, PA6.3 km away
15664 Mammoth, PA6.5 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 area1.19 sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.3692, -79.6190

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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