Postal Codes

16401 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 16401 covers Albion, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 3,842 and a median household income of $67,976.

Population
3,84269 per square mile
Median age
489.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$67,97611% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
11.9%0.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$207,799up 31.3% in five years
Median rent
$63645% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
17%18 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.8%15.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
63

Where 16401 is

Albion, 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

Population3,842
Median age48
Family households59.9%
Born outside the US1.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.5%
White (non-Hispanic)95.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino0.9%
Veterans6.9%
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$67,976
Income per person$33,587
Poverty rate11.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.4%
$10–15k6.2%
$15–20k3.4%
$20–25k4.0%
$25–30k3.0%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k4.4%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k6.1%
$60–75k12.7%
$75–100k18.7%
$100–125k7.1%
$125–150k9.6%
$150–200k5.1%
$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 filed1,920
Mean adjusted gross income$54,534
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.6%
Returns, under $25k29.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.0%
Returns, $200k or more1.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$152,100
Median gross rent$636
Rent as a share of household income26.7%
Owner-occupied80.8%
Vacant homes9.3%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house77.9%
Attached house0.7%
2 to 4 units4.1%
5 to 19 units1.2%
20 or more units4.3%
Mobile home11.8%
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$207,799as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 76.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$207,799$86,715

$87,693 in 2000 to $207,799 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher17%
High school diploma or higher92.2%
Works from home7.9%
Drives to work alone80.8%
Takes public transport0.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.1%
Health

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

Colorectal screening67.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist62.9% 1.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use76.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.6% same as 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 establishments63
People employed514
Annual payroll$14,519,000
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 6.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss5.1 out of 100
Community resilience75.7 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.

Lightning62.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather62.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide58.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind56.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire51.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane47.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado30Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave24.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm21.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding17.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake16.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding2.6Very 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$67,976$76,081$78,538
Income per person$33,587$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate11.9%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$152,100$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$636$1,162$1,348
Homeownership80.8%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate6.8%5.2%5.2%
Works from home7.9%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.7%7.4%13.9%
Median age4840.938.7
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 stationSPRINGBORO 3 WNW, PA US12.9 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year111 in

Average high and low by month

January32.2°F / 17.3°F3.59 in rain, 38 in snow
February34.3°F / 16.6°F2.59 in rain, 19 in snow
March43°F / 24°F3.37 in rain, 13.6 in snow
April56.7°F / 34.2°F3.99 in rain, 3.5 in snow
May67.9°F / 44.4°F4.19 in rain
June76.2°F / 54°F4.69 in rain
July80°F / 57.9°F4.44 in rain
August78.7°F / 56.5°F4.09 in rain
September72.8°F / 50°F4.59 in rain
October60.6°F / 40.9°F4.75 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November47.9°F / 32.4°F4.01 in rain, 10.2 in snow
December37.3°F / 24.3°F3.9 in rain, 26.2 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 supermarket4% 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.

Northwestern School District95.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Conneaut School District4.2% 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 vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Household characteristics29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Walkability3.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

16410 Cranesville, PA2.4 km away
16475 Albion, PA4.6 km away
16417 Girard, PA10.6 km away
16435 Springboro, PA10.7 km away
16411 East Springfield, PA13.6 km away
16443 West Springfield, PA14 km away
16423 Lake City, PA14.2 km away
16412 Edinboro, PA14.7 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.

Erie County95.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Crawford County4.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area55.57 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq mi
Population density69 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.8947, -80.3111

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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