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16121 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 16121 covers Farrell, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 4,290 and a median household income of $39,412.

Population
4,2901,885 per square mile
Median age
46.67.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$39,41248% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
28.1%15.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$52,684up 10% in five years
Median rent
$87924% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
13.4%21.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
58.9%6.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
89

Where 16121 is

Farrell, 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

Population4,290
Median age46.6
Family households53.9%
Born outside the US0.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.1%
White (non-Hispanic)43.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)49.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino0.4%
Veterans5.5%
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$39,412
Income per person$28,280
Poverty rate28.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance29.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.6%
$10–15k6.7%
$15–20k8.0%
$20–25k7.9%
$25–30k6.3%
$30–35k5.7%
$35–40k5.1%
$40–45k9.6%
$45–50k4.2%
$50–60k10.0%
$60–75k5.9%
$75–100k5.7%
$100–125k2.7%
$125–150k3.4%
$150–200k2.8%
$200k or more5.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,790
Mean adjusted gross income$39,178
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k41.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k33.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k6.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$76,500
Median gross rent$879
Rent as a share of household income28%
Owner-occupied58.9%
Vacant homes6.9%
Median year built1958

What the homes are

Detached house74.9%
Attached house1.9%
2 to 4 units18.2%
5 to 19 units2.9%
20 or more units1.9%
Mobile home0.3%
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$52,684as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 9.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 10%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 53.4%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$58,178$34,339

$34,339 in 2016 to $52,684 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%
High school diploma or higher87.5%
Works from home3.2%
Drives to work alone83.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.3%
Health

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

Colorectal screening60.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist47% 14.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use79.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours47.9% 11.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost28% 15 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments89
People employed2,018
Annual payroll$123,916,000
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 17.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss14.9 out of 100
Community resilience66.3 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.

Lightning71.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail61.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather58.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire47.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding41.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado36.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide34.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave21.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake17.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm13.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.5Very 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$39,412$76,081$78,538
Income per person$28,280$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate28.1%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$76,500$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$879$1,162$1,348
Homeownership58.9%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate8.3%5.2%5.2%
Works from home3.2%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.7%7.4%13.9%
Median age46.640.938.7
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 stationYOUNGSTOWN RGNL AP, OH US15.8 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year68 in

Average high and low by month

January34.3°F / 19.3°F3.03 in rain, 19.6 in snow
February37.3°F / 20.7°F2.52 in rain, 15.1 in snow
March46.6°F / 27.8°F3.21 in rain, 10.5 in snow
April60.3°F / 37.9°F3.75 in rain, 2.6 in snow
May70.9°F / 47.6°F3.72 in rain
June78.8°F / 56.2°F3.9 in rain
July82.7°F / 60.3°F4.27 in rain
August81.1°F / 58.8°F3.48 in rain
September74.3°F / 52.1°F3.84 in rain
October62.1°F / 42.2°F3.34 in rain, 0.7 in snow
November49.6°F / 33.4°F2.96 in rain, 4.5 in snow
December38.7°F / 25.5°F3.17 in rain, 14.8 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 supermarket57% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket57% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket57% 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%.

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

Farrell Area School District98.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Hermitage School District1.4% 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 vulnerability77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Household characteristics87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Walkability7.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

16161 Wheatland, PA1.2 km away
16146 Sharon, PA2.3 km away
44438 Masury, OH3.6 km away
16148 Hermitage, PA4.2 km away
16159 West Middlesex, PA5.4 km away
16150 Sharpsville, PA6.7 km away
44403 Brookfield, OH8.2 km away
44425 Hubbard, OH8.7 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.

Mercer County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.28 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density1,885 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.2110, -80.4944

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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