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16157 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 16157 covers Wampum, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 2,759 and a median household income of $56,582.

Population
2,759110 per square mile
Median age
51.512.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$56,58226% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
14.8%2.4 points above the US average
Typical home value
$171,587up 15.6% in five years
Median rent
$65344% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
14.2%20.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.7%11.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
62

Where 16157 is

Wampum, 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

Population2,759
Median age51.5
Family households62.9%
Born outside the US1.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.1%
White (non-Hispanic)95.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino1.2%
Veterans9.5%
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$56,582
Income per person$35,111
Poverty rate14.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.4%
$10–15k7.7%
$15–20k8.4%
$20–25k3.0%
$25–30k3.5%
$30–35k6.0%
$35–40k5.5%
$40–45k4.2%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k8.2%
$60–75k9.1%
$75–100k9.9%
$100–125k10.0%
$125–150k4.8%
$150–200k7.7%
$200k or more4.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,590
Mean adjusted gross income$59,497
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k28.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.7%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$150,700
Median gross rent$653
Rent as a share of household income29.1%
Owner-occupied76.7%
Vacant homes8.6%
Median year built1957

What the homes are

Detached house79.2%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units1.1%
5 to 19 units3.9%
20 or more units1.3%
Mobile home14%
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$171,587as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 15.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 50%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$171,587$66,216

$66,216 in 2000 to $171,587 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%
High school diploma or higher88%
Works from home3.4%
Drives to work alone83.7%
Takes public transport0.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.6%
Health

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

Colorectal screening66.3% 2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist62.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use75% 0.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours42.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost15.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments62
People employed684
Annual payroll$40,321,000
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 35.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss32.2 out of 100
Community resilience65.6 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.

Landslide86.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning70.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire62.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail59.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind59.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather46.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado38.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm38Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave21.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake21Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche4.8Very 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$56,582$76,081$78,538
Income per person$35,111$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate14.8%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$150,700$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$653$1,162$1,348
Homeownership76.7%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate8%5.2%5.2%
Works from home3.4%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.6%7.4%13.9%
Median age51.540.938.7
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 stationBEAVER FALLS 1 NE, PA US13.4 km away
Rain in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January35.9°F / 19.2°F3.14 in rain
February39°F / 19.1°F2.4 in rain
March48.3°F / 26.8°F3.07 in rain
April61.6°F / 36.6°F3.65 in rain
May71.5°F / 47.8°F3.84 in rain
June78.9°F / 56.4°F4.26 in rain
July83.1°F / 61.1°F3.82 in rain
August82.2°F / 59.5°F3.5 in rain
September75.6°F / 52.9°F3.62 in rain
October63.8°F / 41.8°F3.06 in rain
November51°F / 31.5°F2.95 in rain
December40.3°F / 24.5°F3.01 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 supermarket27% 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Mohawk Area School District29.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Shenango Area School District24.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Ellwood City Area School District24.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Big Beaver Falls Area School District18.2% of this ZIP code's land area
New Castle Area School District3.3% 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

16136 Koppel, PA5.3 km away
16141 New Galilee, PA5.4 km away
16160 West Pittsburg, PA5.7 km away
16117 Ellwood City, PA7.1 km away
16120 Enon Valley, PA10.3 km away
16102 New Castle, PA10.5 km away
16103 New Castle, PA12.3 km away
16107 New Castle, PA12.3 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.

Lawrence County81.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Beaver County18.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area25.02 sq mi
Water area0.5 sq mi
Population density110 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.8819, -80.3392

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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