Postal Codes

15863 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 15863 covers Stump Creek, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 135.

Population
135267 per square mile
Median age
43.34.6 points above the US average
Poverty rate
18.9%6.5 points above the US average
Median home value
$75,00069% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
6.9%28.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
3

Where 15863 is

Stump Creek, 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

Population135
Median age43.3
Family households50.8%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.3%
White (non-Hispanic)89.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.7%
Veterans6.3%
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$33,423
Poverty rate18.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance44.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k10.2%
$15–20k8.5%
$20–25k11.9%
$25–30k5.1%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k5.1%
$40–45k8.5%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k5.1%
$75–100k20.3%
$100–125k6.8%
$125–150k8.5%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more10.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$75,000
Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes20.3%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house78.4%
Mobile home21.6%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.9%
High school diploma or higher94.1%
Works from home21.4%
Drives to work alone73.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more15.9%
Health

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

Colorectal screening64.4% same as the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist50.4% 10.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use72.1% 3.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost24.8% 11.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments3
People employed9
Annual payroll$308,000
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 56.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss33.7 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.

Lightning98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide94.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather93.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind77.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane68.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave64.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail43.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado42.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm28.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake27Very 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$33,423$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate18.9%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$75,000$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership100%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.9%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.7%5.2%5.2%
Works from home21.4%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.4%13.9%
Median age43.340.938.7
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 US19.1 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%.

Punxsutawney 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 vulnerability82more vulnerable than 82% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Household characteristics76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport91more vulnerable than 91% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

15865 Sykesville, PA4.6 km away
15866 Troutville, PA4.6 km away
15715 Big Run, PA5.7 km away
15848 Luthersburg, PA9.1 km away
15851 Reynoldsville, PA10.3 km away
15711 Anita, PA10.9 km away
15767 Punxsutawney, PA13.1 km away
15781 Walston, PA14.2 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 area0.51 sq mi
Population density267 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.0126, -78.8373

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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