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15847 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 15847 covers Knox Dale, Pennsylvania.

Median age
22.915.8 points below the US average
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Median home value
$72,00070% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
0%35 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 15847 is

Knox Dale, Pennsylvania — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median age22.9
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans9.4%
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

Income per person$25,539
Poverty rate0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$72,000
Vacant homes34.4%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone87%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.5%
Health

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

Colorectal screening62.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist65.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.9% 2.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost20.7% 7.7 pts above the national average of 13%
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 67% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss58 out of 100
Community resilience68.8 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.

Lightning98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding88.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane73.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave64.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado52.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail52.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm38.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake35.1Very 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$76,081$78,538
Income per person$25,539$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate0%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$72,000$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher0%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.2%5.2%
Works from home0%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.4%13.9%
Median age22.940.938.7
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 US14.8 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket100% 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%.

Brookville 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

15730 Coolspring, PA6.8 km away
15733 De Lancey, PA8.1 km away
15825 Brookville, PA9.7 km away
15764 Oliveburg, PA10.4 km away
15711 Anita, PA10.6 km away
15776 Sprankle Mills, PA10.9 km away
15851 Reynoldsville, PA11.6 km away
15784 Worthville, PA11.7 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.

Jefferson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.02 sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.0862, -79.0264

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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