Postal Codes

16259 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 16259 covers Templeton, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 2,111 and a median household income of $60,326.

Population
2,11147 per square mile
Median age
46.37.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$60,32621% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
9.7%2.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$136,163down 7.2% in five years
Median rent
$64445% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
6.4%28.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.6%17.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
13

Where 16259 is

Templeton, 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

Population2,111
Median age46.3
Family households70.7%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.2%
White (non-Hispanic)96.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2%
Veterans5.9%
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$60,326
Income per person$29,904
Poverty rate9.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.2%
$10–15k3.2%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k5.0%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k7.1%
$35–40k9.4%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k12.2%
$75–100k15.8%
$100–125k9.3%
$125–150k3.8%
$150–200k6.8%
$200k or more2.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed810
Mean adjusted gross income$65,647
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k25.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.0%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$136,500
Median gross rent$644
Rent as a share of household income18.8%
Owner-occupied82.6%
Vacant homes18.9%
Median year built1962

What the homes are

Detached house82.9%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units2.4%
5 to 19 units0.4%
20 or more units1.8%
Mobile home11.6%
Boat, RV or van0.4%
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$136,163as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 6.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 7.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 37.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201520202026$162,189$87,883

$95,560 in 2015 to $136,163 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.4%
High school diploma or higher90.9%
Works from home5.1%
Drives to work alone80.6%
Takes public transport0.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32.4%
Health

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

Colorectal screening68.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist62.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.4% 1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost14% 1 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments13
People employed41
Annual payroll$1,316,000
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 36.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss38.3 out of 100
Community resilience79.5 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.

Landslide94.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning65.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail43.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche40.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind37.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado32.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave18.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather16.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm15.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake12.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave6.4Very 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$60,326$76,081$78,538
Income per person$29,904$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate9.7%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$136,500$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$644$1,162$1,348
Homeownership82.6%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.4%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate5%5.2%5.2%
Works from home5.1%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%7.4%13.9%
Median age46.340.938.7
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 stationPUTNEYVILLE 2 SE DAM, PA US14.2 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year34 in

Average high and low by month

January34.6°F / 17°F3.37 in rain, 12.4 in snow
February37.6°F / 17.6°F2.86 in rain, 5.1 in snow
March46.9°F / 24.4°F3.55 in rain, 5.9 in snow
April61°F / 34.6°F4.08 in rain, 0.3 in snow
May70.8°F / 45.2°F4.06 in rain
June78.3°F / 54.3°F4.75 in rain
July82.2°F / 58.1°F4.74 in rain
August81.1°F / 56.9°F3.81 in rain
September74.4°F / 49.8°F4.09 in rain
October62.4°F / 39.1°F3.29 in rain
November49.8°F / 30.3°F3.64 in rain, 1.7 in snow
December39.4°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 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Redbank Valley School District51.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Armstrong School District48.7% 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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Household characteristics51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Walkability4.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

16261 Widnoon, PA2.6 km away
16210 Adrian, PA6.3 km away
16223 Distant, PA8.4 km away
16253 Seminole, PA9.1 km away
16242 New Bethlehem, PA10.4 km away
16244 Nu Mine, PA10.5 km away
16248 Rimersburg, PA11.9 km away
16218 Cowansville, 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.

Armstrong County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area45.04 sq mi
Water area1.36 sq mi
Population density47 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9419, -79.4499

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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