Postal Codes

16405 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 16405 covers Columbus, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 557 and a median household income of $55,938.

Population
55730 per square mile
Median age
49.711 points above the US average
Median household income
$55,93826% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
10.2%2.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$157,219up 8.2% in five years
Degree or higher
9%26 points below the US average
Homeownership
95.3%30.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 16405 is

Columbus, 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

Population557
Median age49.7
Family households71.6%
Born outside the US0.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.1%
White (non-Hispanic)94.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans15.6%
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$55,938
Income per person$32,243
Poverty rate10.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k1.3%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k10.3%
$30–35k9.9%
$35–40k7.3%
$40–45k6.0%
$45–50k5.2%
$50–60k9.9%
$60–75k2.6%
$75–100k13.4%
$100–125k14.2%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k3.4%
$200k or more6.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed300
Mean adjusted gross income$48,573
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k30.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$109,900
Owner-occupied95.3%
Vacant homes9.4%
Median year built1955

What the homes are

Detached house92.2%
2 to 4 units3.1%
Mobile home4.7%
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$157,219as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 8.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$163,424$104,986

$104,986 in 2019 to $157,219 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3%
Bachelor's degree or higher9%
High school diploma or higher95.4%
Works from home7.2%
Drives to work alone82.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.6%
Health

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

Colorectal screening68.5% 4.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist61.1% same as the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use76.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.7% 4.3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost16.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed36
Annual payroll$538,000
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 75.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss61.6 out of 100
Community resilience71.8 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.

Strong wind96.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding93.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather75.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire68.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave66Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane60.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail49Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm48.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado43.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake16.4Very 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$55,938$76,081$78,538
Income per person$32,243$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate10.2%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$109,900$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership95.3%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher9%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate3%5.2%5.2%
Works from home7.2%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.7%7.4%13.9%
Median age49.740.938.7
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 stationCHANDLERS VALLEY 1SE, PA US22.9 km away
Rain in a year49 in
Snow in a year116 in

Average high and low by month

January30.7°F / 13.2°F3.73 in rain, 31.4 in snow
February33.5°F / 12.3°F2.47 in rain, 26.5 in snow
March42.7°F / 19.9°F3.36 in rain, 12.7 in snow
April56.7°F / 29.9°F4.17 in rain, 6.7 in snow
May68.4°F / 40.1°F4.39 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June76.9°F / 49.2°F4.61 in rain
July80.4°F / 53.2°F5.52 in rain
August78.7°F / 52.2°F4.09 in rain
September72.6°F / 45.6°F4.22 in rain
October59.6°F / 36°F4.33 in rain, 0.6 in snow
November46.5°F / 27.6°F3.97 in rain, 9.7 in snow
December35.6°F / 20.2°F4.01 in rain, 28 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%.

Corry Area School District100% 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 vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport39more vulnerable than 39% 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.

16407 Corry, PA7.1 km away
16402 Bear Lake, PA9.9 km away
16436 Spring Creek, PA10.5 km away
14758 Niobe, NY13.1 km away
16413 Elgin, PA14.6 km away
14767 Panama, NY15.2 km away
14724 Clymer, NY15.3 km away
16416 Garland, PA16.9 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.

Warren County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area18.84 sq mi
Population density30 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.9382, -79.5731

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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