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15636 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 15636 covers Harrison City, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 3,839 and a median household income of $151,250.

Population
3,8391,590 per square mile
Median age
45.56.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$151,2502.0× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
3.6%8.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$422,547up 41.6% in five years
Degree or higher
50.3%15.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
85.4%20.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
62

Where 15636 is

Harrison City, 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

Population3,839
Median age45.5
Family households76.9%
Born outside the US1.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.5%
White (non-Hispanic)91.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Hispanic or Latino3%
Veterans2.7%
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$151,250
Income per person$55,636
Poverty rate3.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k4.2%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k1.0%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k1.1%
$40–45k0.8%
$45–50k0.9%
$50–60k1.3%
$60–75k2.6%
$75–100k13.1%
$100–125k6.3%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k32.4%
$200k or more18.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,950
Mean adjusted gross income$118,307
Returns declaring $200,000 or more13.3%
Returns, under $25k25.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.7%
Returns, $200k or more13.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$351,400
Owner-occupied85.4%
Vacant homes3.1%
Median year built1994

What the homes are

Detached house81.6%
Attached house11%
2 to 4 units3.1%
5 to 19 units4.3%
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$422,547as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 41.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 83.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$422,547$182,371

$182,371 in 2005 to $422,547 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.3%
High school diploma or higher99%
Works from home4.3%
Drives to work alone88.7%
Takes public transport3.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.2%
Health

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

Colorectal screening71.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist71.8% 10.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use82% 6.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours37% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost7% 6 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments62
People employed285
Annual payroll$10,920,000
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 11.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss27.8 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.

Landslide83.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail61.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind57.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane46.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding35.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado28.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm25.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake22.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave17.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8.3Very 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$151,250$76,081$78,538
Income per person$55,636$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate3.6%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$351,400$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership85.4%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher50.3%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate9.7%5.2%5.2%
Works from home4.3%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.1%7.4%13.9%
Median age45.540.938.7
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 US7.7 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 supermarket100% 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 vulnerability9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Household characteristics13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability7.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

15623 Claridge, PA3.2 km away
15665 Manor, PA3.7 km away
15675 Penn, PA4.2 km away
15692 Westmoreland City, PA4.6 km away
15644 Jeannette, PA5.4 km away
15611 Adamsburg, PA5.9 km away
15085 Trafford, PA6 km away
15647 Larimer, PA6.4 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.

Westmoreland County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.41 sq mi
Population density1,590 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.3660, -79.6565

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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