Postal Codes

16145 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 16145 covers Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 2,674 and a median household income of $64,500.

Population
2,67457 per square mile
Median age
44.96.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$64,50015% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
9.1%3.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$190,292down 4.2% in five years
Median rent
$76534% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
27.1%7.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.6%16.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
54

Where 16145 is

Sandy Lake, 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

Population2,674
Median age44.9
Family households70.9%
Born outside the US0.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.9%
White (non-Hispanic)92.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino1.3%
Veterans13.4%
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

Median household income$64,500
Income per person$39,027
Poverty rate9.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k4.1%
$25–30k3.7%
$30–35k6.7%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k16.1%
$60–75k8.4%
$75–100k12.3%
$100–125k13.4%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k8.6%
$200k or more4.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,310
Mean adjusted gross income$60,250
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.3%
Returns, under $25k29.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k19.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.7%
Returns, $200k or more2.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$168,000
Median gross rent$765
Rent as a share of household income18.8%
Owner-occupied81.6%
Vacant homes11.5%
Median year built1968

What the homes are

Detached house79.8%
Attached house1.5%
2 to 4 units5.6%
5 to 19 units2.6%
20 or more units0.3%
Mobile home10.2%
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$190,292as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 4.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 31.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$207,200$137,154

$144,420 in 2016 to $190,292 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.1%
High school diploma or higher93.4%
Works from home8.6%
Drives to work alone77.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.3%
Health

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

Colorectal screening66% 1.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist65.9% 4.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use79.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours37% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost15.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments54
People employed433
Annual payroll$18,229,000
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 37.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss34 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.

Landslide75.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail65.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather60.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire58.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind57.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane51.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado38.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm22.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave21.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake17.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.9Very 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$64,500$76,081$78,538
Income per person$39,027$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate9.1%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$168,000$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$765$1,162$1,348
Homeownership81.6%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.1%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate5.4%5.2%5.2%
Works from home8.6%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.5%7.4%13.9%
Median age44.940.938.7
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 stationFRANKLIN, PA US19.5 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year54 in

Average high and low by month

January33.7°F / 18.3°F3.27 in rain, 17.9 in snow
February36.3°F / 18.7°F2.66 in rain, 11.5 in snow
March45.6°F / 25.4°F3.36 in rain, 8.9 in snow
April59.7°F / 35.2°F4.15 in rain, 1.1 in snow
May70.9°F / 46.1°F4 in rain
June78.7°F / 55.5°F4.86 in rain
July82.7°F / 59.6°F5.32 in rain
August81.2°F / 58.3°F4.24 in rain
September74.2°F / 51.7°F3.94 in rain
October61.4°F / 40.8°F3.76 in rain
November49°F / 31.7°F3.41 in rain, 2.6 in snow
December38.1°F / 24.3°F3.36 in rain, 11.7 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 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lakeview School District87.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Commodore Perry School District8.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Crawford Central School District3.8% 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Walkability6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

16153 Stoneboro, PA4 km away
16133 Jackson Center, PA7.9 km away
16342 Polk, PA9.9 km away
16114 Clarks Mills, PA12.7 km away
16311 Carlton, PA16.1 km away
16151 Sheakleyville, PA17.5 km away
16130 Hadley, PA18.1 km away
16362 Utica, PA18.2 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.

Mercer County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area46.9 sq mi
Water area2.18 sq mi
Population density57 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.3383, -80.0497

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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