16223 ZIP Code — Distant, PA

ZIP code 16223 covers Distant, Pennsylvania, with a median household income of $58,542.

Median household income: $58,54223% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate: 0%12.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher: 0%35 points below the US average
Homeownership: 62.5%2.5 points below the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 5

Where 16223 is

Distant, 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

Family households	40.6%
Born outside the US	0%
Speaks a language other than English at home	0%
White (non-Hispanic)	100%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	0%
Veterans	13.2%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income	$58,542
Income per person	$42,574
Poverty rate	0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	9.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	0.0%
$10–15k	0.0%
$15–20k	0.0%
$20–25k	9.4%
$25–30k	0.0%
$30–35k	0.0%
$35–40k	12.5%
$40–45k	12.5%
$45–50k	0.0%
$50–60k	37.5%
$60–75k	0.0%
$75–100k	6.2%
$100–125k	6.2%
$125–150k	0.0%
$150–200k	0.0%
$200k or more	15.6%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied	62.5%
Vacant homes	23.8%
Median year built	1950

What the homes are

Detached house	90.5%
Mobile home	9.5%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0%
High school diploma or higher	86.8%
Works from home	0%
Drives to work alone	89.5%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	10.5%

Health

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

Colorectal screening	60.7% 3.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	63.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	77.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	37.4% 1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	17.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 13%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	5
People employed	18
Annual payroll	$304,000

Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall risk	Higher than 66.5% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss	51.7 out of 100
Community resilience	79.5 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.

Landslide	96.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	91.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	91.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	64.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	62.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	58.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	54Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	46.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche	44.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	37.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	27.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	23.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	21.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	18.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code

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 ZIP	Pennsylvania	United States
Median household income	$58,542	$76,081	$78,538
Income per person	$42,574	$43,104	$43,289
Poverty rate	0%	11.8%	12.4%
Median home value	—	$240,500	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,162	$1,348
Homeownership	62.5%	69.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	0%	34.5%	35%
Unemployment rate	0%	5.2%	5.2%
Works from home	0%	13.8%	13.5%
Born outside the US	0%	7.4%	13.9%
Median age	—	40.9	38.7

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 station	PUTNEYVILLE 2 SE DAM, PA US8 km away
Rain in a year	46 in
Snow in a year	34 in

Average high and low by month

January	34.6°F / 17°F3.37 in rain, 12.4 in snow
February	37.6°F / 17.6°F2.86 in rain, 5.1 in snow
March	46.9°F / 24.4°F3.55 in rain, 5.9 in snow
April	61°F / 34.6°F4.08 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May	70.8°F / 45.2°F4.06 in rain
June	78.3°F / 54.3°F4.75 in rain
July	82.2°F / 58.1°F4.74 in rain
August	81.1°F / 56.9°F3.81 in rain
September	74.4°F / 49.8°F4.09 in rain
October	62.4°F / 39.1°F3.29 in rain
November	49.8°F / 30.3°F3.64 in rain, 1.7 in snow
December	39.4°F / 23.1°F3.49 in rain, 9.1 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 supermarket	None of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket	None of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	100% 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%.

Redbank Valley School District	100% 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 vulnerability	56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	0more vulnerable than 0% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Walkability	5 out of 20Least walkable

Nearby ZIP codes

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

16253 Seminole, PA	2 km away
16242 New Bethlehem, PA	3.4 km away
16245 Oak Ridge, PA	6.6 km away
16240 Mayport, PA	8.3 km away
16230 Hawthorn, PA	8.4 km away
16259 Templeton, PA	8.4 km away
16261 Widnoon, PA	9.3 km away
16224 Fairmount City, PA	10.5 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.

Armstrong County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	1.53 sq mi
Latitude, longitude	40.9695, -79.3567

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.