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16051 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 16051 covers Portersville, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 3,118 and a median household income of $80,642.

Population
3,11878 per square mile
Median age
45.16.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$80,6421.1× the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
5.2%7.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$278,840up 10.6% in five years
Median rent
$80031% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
28.8%6.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
93.2%28.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
88

Where 16051 is

Portersville, 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

Population3,118
Median age45.1
Family households66.1%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.5%
White (non-Hispanic)93.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.1%
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$80,642
Income per person$41,407
Poverty rate5.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.9%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k4.1%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k4.7%
$60–75k13.7%
$75–100k14.9%
$100–125k9.5%
$125–150k15.2%
$150–200k8.7%
$200k or more5.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,380
Mean adjusted gross income$92,234
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.1%
Returns, under $25k27.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.1%
Returns, $200k or more5.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$197,000
Median gross rent$800
Rent as a share of household income21.3%
Owner-occupied93.2%
Vacant homes4.2%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house69.9%
Attached house0.2%
2 to 4 units2.4%
Mobile home27.5%
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$278,840as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 10.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 41.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$285,745$179,408

$179,408 in 2014 to $278,840 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%
High school diploma or higher96.4%
Works from home8.5%
Drives to work alone82%
Takes public transport0.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.2%
Health

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

Colorectal screening69.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist67.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use78.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.9% 3.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost10.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments88
People employed1,083
Annual payroll$51,026,000
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 42.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss42.3 out of 100
Community resilience72 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.

Landslide90.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding72.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind68.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather55.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane46.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail45.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado44.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm39.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave21.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake21.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave8.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche5.4Very 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$80,642$76,081$78,538
Income per person$41,407$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate5.2%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$197,000$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$800$1,162$1,348
Homeownership93.2%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.8%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.2%5.2%5.2%
Works from home8.5%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%7.4%13.9%
Median age45.140.938.7
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 US13.9 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Slippery Rock Area School District59.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Ellwood City Area School District21.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Laurel School District19.2% 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 vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Household characteristics34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

16052 Prospect, PA7.6 km away
16037 Harmony, PA10.8 km away
16117 Ellwood City, PA12.8 km away
16057 Slippery Rock, PA13.4 km away
16103 New Castle, PA15 km away
16107 New Castle, PA15 km away
16108 New Castle, PA15 km away
16123 Fombell, PA16 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 County59.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Lawrence County40.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area39.82 sq mi
Water area3.06 sq mi
Population density78 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9468, -80.1390

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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