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15801 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 15801 covers Du Bois, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 20,251 and a median household income of $66,380.

Population
20,251289 per square mile
Median age
44.86.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,38013% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
9.9%2.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$179,521up 7.5% in five years
Median rent
$85427% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
35.2%about the US average
Homeownership
73.8%8.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
717

Where 15801 is

Du Bois, 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

Population20,251
Median age44.8
Family households61.2%
Born outside the US1%
Speaks a language other than English at home2%
White (non-Hispanic)95.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino3.1%
Veterans8.2%
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$66,380
Income per person$40,738
Poverty rate9.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.0%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k4.8%
$20–25k4.6%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k5.0%
$35–40k4.9%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k9.9%
$60–75k11.6%
$75–100k14.7%
$100–125k11.7%
$125–150k5.9%
$150–200k5.4%
$200k or more6.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,200
Mean adjusted gross income$69,960
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.8%
Returns, under $25k31.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.1%
Returns, $200k or more4.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$170,200
Median gross rent$854
Rent as a share of household income30.7%
Owner-occupied73.8%
Vacant homes17.1%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house79.3%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units6%
5 to 19 units6.8%
20 or more units2.8%
Mobile home3.3%
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$179,521as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 7.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 60.9%
Typical asking rent$1,103as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$179,521$64,042

$64,042 in 2000 to $179,521 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%
High school diploma or higher94.1%
Works from home7%
Drives to work alone78.6%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.1%
Health

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

Colorectal screening68.3% 4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist65.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use76.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost14.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments717
People employed11,984
Annual payroll$519,081,000
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 54.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss45.9 out of 100
Community resilience66.3 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.

Winter weather95.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning94.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane68Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave63.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire59.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado50.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail41.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm41.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake25.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave4.2Very 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$66,380$76,081$78,538
Income per person$40,738$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate9.9%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$170,200$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$854$1,162$1,348
Homeownership73.8%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.1%5.2%5.2%
Works from home7%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1%7.4%13.9%
Median age44.840.938.7
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 stationDUBOIS JEFFERSON CO AP, PA US13.6 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January31.5°F / 17.4°F2.93 in rain
February34.7°F / 18.8°F2.38 in rain
March44.2°F / 26.1°F3.26 in rain
April57.8°F / 36.5°F3.72 in rain
May68.2°F / 46.6°F3.69 in rain
June75.4°F / 54.8°F4.66 in rain
July79.3°F / 58.8°F4.36 in rain
August77.9°F / 57.6°F3.89 in rain
September71°F / 51°F3.96 in rain
October59.4°F / 40.7°F3.4 in rain
November46.9°F / 31.5°F3.21 in rain
December36.3°F / 23.3°F2.96 in rain
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 supermarket28% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket69% 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%.

DuBois Area 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

15840 Falls Creek, PA5.5 km away
15848 Luthersburg, PA8.1 km away
15856 Rockton, PA9.4 km away
15865 Sykesville, PA10 km away
15866 Troutville, PA11.5 km away
15851 Reynoldsville, PA11.8 km away
15824 Brockway, PA13.7 km away
15863 Stump Creek, PA14.5 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.

Clearfield County99.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Jefferson County0.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area70.15 sq mi
Water area1.13 sq mi
Population density289 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.1260, -78.7527

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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