15716 ZIP Code — Black Lick, PA

ZIP code 15716 covers Black Lick, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 494.

Population: 4941,129 per square mile
Median age: 57.719 points above the US average
Poverty rate: 25.9%13.5 points above the US average
Median home value: $55,60077% below the Pennsylvania median
Median rent: $41864% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher: 8.7%26.3 points below the US average
Homeownership: 69.4%4.4 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 9

Where 15716 is

Black Lick, 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	494
Median age	57.7
Family households	48.3%
Born outside the US	0%
Speaks a language other than English at home	0%
White (non-Hispanic)	96.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)	1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	0%
Veterans	8.3%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person	$21,163
Poverty rate	25.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	66.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	19.8%
$10–15k	8.6%
$15–20k	12.9%
$20–25k	6.5%
$25–30k	0.0%
$30–35k	18.5%
$35–40k	5.6%
$40–45k	0.0%
$45–50k	4.3%
$50–60k	0.0%
$60–75k	3.0%
$75–100k	6.0%
$100–125k	14.7%
$125–150k	0.0%
$150–200k	0.0%
$200k or more	0.0%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$55,600
Median gross rent	$418
Rent as a share of household income	35.1%
Owner-occupied	69.4%
Vacant homes	0%
Median year built	1968

What the homes are

Detached house	44.8%
2 to 4 units	13.4%
5 to 19 units	3.4%
20 or more units	9.5%
Mobile home	28.9%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%
High school diploma or higher	79.1%
Works from home	0%
Drives to work alone	88%
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	64.1% same as the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	63.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	76.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	38.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	12.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	9
People employed	113
Annual payroll	$10,795,000

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 27.1% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively Low
Expected annual loss	17.9 out of 100
Community resilience	57.8 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	96.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	86.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	70.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	62.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	61.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	60.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	54.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	50.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	44.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	33.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche	28.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	27.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	21Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	7.8Very 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	$21,163	$43,104	$43,289
Poverty rate	25.9%	11.8%	12.4%
Median home value	$55,600	$240,500	$303,400
Median gross rent	$418	$1,162	$1,348
Homeownership	69.4%	69.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.7%	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	57.7	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	INDIANA 3 SE, PA US15 km away
Rain in a year	48 in
Snow in a year	46 in

Average high and low by month

January	35.8°F / 17.6°F3.64 in rain, 13.3 in snow
February	39.2°F / 18.4°F2.95 in rain, 11.8 in snow
March	48.8°F / 25.4°F3.88 in rain, 6.1 in snow
April	61.7°F / 34.9°F4.03 in rain, 1.1 in snow
May	71.5°F / 46°F4.32 in rain
June	78.7°F / 54.4°F4.81 in rain
July	82.5°F / 58.8°F5.13 in rain
August	81.1°F / 57.7°F4.26 in rain
September	74.8°F / 51.2°F4.18 in rain
October	63.4°F / 40.3°F3.52 in rain
November	51°F / 30°F3.5 in rain, 2.7 in snow
December	40.7°F / 23.9°F3.64 in rain, 10.8 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	None of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	100% 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%.

Blairsville-Saltsburg 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	35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Walkability	6.2 out of 20Below average

Nearby ZIP codes

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

15750 Josephine, PA	1.2 km away
15731 Coral, PA	3.2 km away
15717 Blairsville, PA	6.6 km away
15779 Torrance, PA	8.6 km away
15949 Robinson, PA	8.6 km away
15754 Lucernemines, PA	9.8 km away
15748 Homer City, PA	10.4 km away
15720 Brush Valley, PA	10.7 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.

Indiana County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	0.44 sq mi
Population density	1,129 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude	40.4725, -79.1869

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.