15821 ZIP Code — Benezett, PA

ZIP code 15821 covers Benezett, Pennsylvania, with a median household income of $48,750.

Median age: 58.119.4 points above the US average
Median household income: $48,75036% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate: 0%12.4 points below the US average
Typical home value: $131,589
Degree or higher: 17.2%17.8 points below the US average
Homeownership: 84.1%19.1 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 11

Where 15821 is

Benezett, 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

Median age	58.1
Family households	40.9%
Born outside the US	0%
Speaks a language other than English at home	9.4%
White (non-Hispanic)	96.9%
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	$48,750
Income per person	$35,511
Poverty rate	0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	0.0%
$10–15k	0.0%
$15–20k	2.3%
$20–25k	6.8%
$25–30k	4.5%
$30–35k	0.0%
$35–40k	4.5%
$40–45k	25.0%
$45–50k	6.8%
$50–60k	9.1%
$60–75k	25.0%
$75–100k	15.9%
$100–125k	0.0%
$125–150k	0.0%
$150–200k	0.0%
$200k or more	0.0%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied	84.1%
Vacant homes	88.4%
Median year built	1969

What the homes are

Detached house	77.4%
Attached house	1.8%
2 to 4 units	0.3%
Mobile home	20.5%

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	$131,589as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 year	up 11%

Typical home value since 2000

$121,764 in 2022 to $131,589 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	14.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%
High school diploma or higher	96.9%

Health

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

Colorectal screening	71.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	65% 3.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	77.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	35.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	15.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	11
People employed	46
Annual payroll	$1,624,000

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 68.1% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss	77.1 out of 100
Community resilience	81.9 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	94.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	92.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	89.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	76.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	63.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	58.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	53.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche	48.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	34.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	27.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	22.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	15.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	8.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	2.2Very 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	$48,750	$76,081	$78,538
Income per person	$35,511	$43,104	$43,289
Poverty rate	0%	11.8%	12.4%
Median home value	—	$240,500	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,162	$1,348
Homeownership	84.1%	69.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.2%	34.5%	35%
Unemployment rate	14.7%	5.2%	5.2%
Works from home	—	13.8%	13.5%
Born outside the US	0%	7.4%	13.9%
Median age	58.1	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	EMPORIUM, PA US22.9 km away
Rain in a year	44 in
Snow in a year	47 in

Average high and low by month

January	33.2°F / 16°F3.06 in rain, 12.4 in snow
February	36.6°F / 16.4°F2.32 in rain, 10.3 in snow
March	46.1°F / 24.3°F3.2 in rain, 10.8 in snow
April	59.7°F / 34.1°F3.76 in rain, 0.9 in snow
May	71.4°F / 44.5°F3.66 in rain
June	78.8°F / 54.1°F4.2 in rain
July	82°F / 58.7°F4.53 in rain
August	81.1°F / 57.3°F4.5 in rain
September	74.3°F / 50.5°F4.15 in rain
October	62°F / 39.2°F3.82 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November	48.8°F / 29.9°F3.39 in rain, 3.1 in snow
December	37.5°F / 22.6°F3.25 in rain, 9.5 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	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%.

St. Marys 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	31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability	5.2 out of 20Least walkable

Nearby ZIP codes

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

15827 Byrnedale, PA	13.1 km away
15868 Weedville, PA	13.1 km away
15841 Force, PA	16 km away
15832 Driftwood, PA	17.2 km away
15857 Saint Marys, PA	19.8 km away
15846 Kersey, PA	20.7 km away
15831 Dagus Mines, PA	20.9 km away
15849 Penfield, PA	22.6 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.

Elk County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	33.51 sq mi
Water area	0.38 sq mi
Latitude, longitude	41.3253, -78.3576

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.