Postal Codes

16050 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 16050 covers Petrolia, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 978 and a median household income of $58,558.

Population
97847 per square mile
Median age
44.86.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$58,55823% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
5.9%6.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$154,302down 16.3% in five years
Median rent
$99514% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
15.8%19.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.3%15.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
21

Where 16050 is

Petrolia, 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

Population978
Median age44.8
Family households56.5%
Born outside the US1.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home4.3%
White (non-Hispanic)96.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans7.9%
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$58,558
Income per person$34,549
Poverty rate5.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.7%
$10–15k4.3%
$15–20k3.2%
$20–25k7.0%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k3.2%
$40–45k13.8%
$45–50k1.1%
$50–60k10.7%
$60–75k8.4%
$75–100k12.5%
$100–125k7.9%
$125–150k9.3%
$150–200k7.3%
$200k or more2.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed670
Mean adjusted gross income$59,951
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k26.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$123,800
Median gross rent$995
Owner-occupied80.3%
Vacant homes15.5%
Median year built1963

What the homes are

Detached house82.2%
5 to 19 units0.2%
Mobile home17.4%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$154,302as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 11.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 16.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 8.4%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$191,340$142,378

$142,378 in 2016 to $154,302 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%
High school diploma or higher93.2%
Works from home7.4%
Drives to work alone86.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more30.1%
Health

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

Colorectal screening67.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist59.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use77% 1.1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.8% 4.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost15.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments21
People employed278
Annual payroll$22,197,000
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 44.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss41.4 out of 100
Community resilience79.5 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.

Landslide95.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning81.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind69.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire64.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather53.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado46.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane44.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm41.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail32.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake23.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave20.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8.4Very 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$58,558$76,081$78,538
Income per person$34,549$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate5.9%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$123,800$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$995$1,162$1,348
Homeownership80.3%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate1.6%5.2%5.2%
Works from home7.4%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.2%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 stationSLIPPERY ROCK 1 SSW, PA US24.2 km away
Rain in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January33.4°F / 16.8°F3.47 in rain
February36.7°F / 18°F2.69 in rain
March45.7°F / 25.3°F3.41 in rain
April58.6°F / 34.7°F3.94 in rain
May69.3°F / 44.9°F4.14 in rain
June76.9°F / 53.6°F4.76 in rain
July81.3°F / 58°F4.63 in rain
August80°F / 56.4°F4.02 in rain
September73.7°F / 49.8°F4.07 in rain
October61.5°F / 39.4°F3.45 in rain
November48.9°F / 30.6°F3.47 in rain
December38.1°F / 23.2°F3.19 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 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Karns City Area School District63.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Moniteau School District36.7% 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 vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport55more vulnerable than 55% 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.

16048 North Washington, PA3.2 km away
16022 Bruin, PA3.8 km away
16041 Karns City, PA6.6 km away
16040 Hilliards, PA7.6 km away
16049 Parker, PA9.3 km away
16061 West Sunbury, PA9.9 km away
16030 Eau Claire, PA10.3 km away
16025 Chicora, PA11.1 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.

Butler County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area20.77 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density47 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.0442, -79.7711

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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