15691 ZIP Code — Wendel, PA

ZIP code 15691 covers Wendel, Pennsylvania, with a median household income of $162,945.

Median household income: $162,9452.1× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate: 5.2%7.2 points below the US average
Median home value: $222,5007% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher: 39.2%4.2 points above the US average
Homeownership: 100%35 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 4

Where 15691 is

Wendel, 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 households	82.5%
Born outside the US	0%
Speaks a language other than English at home	0%
White (non-Hispanic)	97.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	0%
Veterans	0%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income	$162,945
Poverty rate	5.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	17.5%
$10–15k	0.0%
$15–20k	0.0%
$20–25k	0.0%
$25–30k	0.0%
$30–35k	0.0%
$35–40k	0.0%
$40–45k	0.0%
$45–50k	0.0%
$50–60k	0.0%
$60–75k	0.0%
$75–100k	0.0%
$100–125k	0.0%
$125–150k	21.6%
$150–200k	60.8%
$200k or more	0.0%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$222,500
Owner-occupied	100%
Vacant homes	0%
Median year built	1982

What the homes are

Detached house	100%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.2%
High school diploma or higher	100%
Works from home	0%
Drives to work alone	51.9%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	0%

Health

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

Colorectal screening	73.3% 9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	67.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	36.7% same as the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	9.4% 3.6 pts below the national average of 13%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	4
People employed	92
Annual payroll	$5,337,000

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 6.7% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Very Low
Expected annual loss	6.8 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	86.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	65.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	61Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	59.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	51.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	46Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	36.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	34.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	26.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	24.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	21.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	17.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	6.6Very 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	$162,945	$76,081	$78,538
Income per person	—	$43,104	$43,289
Poverty rate	5.2%	11.8%	12.4%
Median home value	$222,500	$240,500	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,162	$1,348
Homeownership	100%	69.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.2%	34.5%	35%
Unemployment rate	0%	5.2%	5.2%
Works from home	0%	13.8%	13.5%
Born outside the US	0%	7.4%	13.9%
Median age	—	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	MURRYSVILLE 2 SW, PA US13.5 km away
Rain in a year	44 in
Snow in a year	25 in

Average high and low by month

January	37.7°F / 21.5°F3.19 in rain, 10.2 in snow
February	40.6°F / 21.9°F2.75 in rain, 5.6 in snow
March	50.3°F / 28.8°F3.3 in rain, 3 in snow
April	63.7°F / 38.9°F3.75 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May	74.1°F / 50.8°F4.08 in rain
June	82.6°F / 59.4°F4.59 in rain
July	85.8°F / 63.9°F4.83 in rain
August	84.1°F / 62.3°F4.18 in rain
September	76.6°F / 54.6°F3.44 in rain
October	64.7°F / 43.1°F3.36 in rain
November	52°F / 32.9°F2.88 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December	41.4°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 supermarket	None of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket	100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	None 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%.

Hempfield Area 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	16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Walkability	6.9 out of 20Below average

Nearby ZIP codes

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

15625 Darragh, PA	3.1 km away
15611 Adamsburg, PA	3.3 km away
15678 Rillton, PA	3.4 km away
15617 Arona, PA	3.7 km away
15692 Westmoreland City, PA	4 km away
15642 Irwin, PA	4 km away
15665 Manor, PA	4.7 km away
15663 Madison, PA	5.3 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	0.09 sq mi
Latitude, longitude	40.2940, -79.6866

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.