Postal Codes

16611 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 16611 covers Alexandria, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 2,694 and a median household income of $69,167.

Population
2,69460 per square mile
Median age
43.85.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$69,1679% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
11.9%0.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$207,803up 5.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,03411% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
25.1%9.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.5%23.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
44

Where 16611 is

Alexandria, 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

Population2,694
Median age43.8
Family households69.5%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.7%
White (non-Hispanic)94.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.7%
Veterans9.6%
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$69,167
Income per person$31,164
Poverty rate11.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.1%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k5.0%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k4.4%
$30–35k2.1%
$35–40k3.2%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k5.4%
$50–60k12.4%
$60–75k9.2%
$75–100k17.9%
$100–125k8.8%
$125–150k5.4%
$150–200k7.3%
$200k or more6.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,130
Mean adjusted gross income$71,712
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.5%
Returns, under $25k29.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$166,600
Median gross rent$1,034
Rent as a share of household income30%
Owner-occupied88.5%
Vacant homes14.2%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house79.1%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units3.4%
5 to 19 units0.6%
Mobile home16.7%
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$207,803as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$207,803$161,871

$161,871 in 2019 to $207,803 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%
High school diploma or higher95.2%
Works from home1.8%
Drives to work alone87.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.6%
Health

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

Colorectal screening68.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist65% 3.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use77.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.5% 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 establishments44
People employed548
Annual payroll$26,984,000
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 67.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68.4 out of 100
Community resilience57.8 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 wind96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather90.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding86.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane74.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire56.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche52.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail51.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado43Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake34.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave21.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm3.6Very 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$69,167$76,081$78,538
Income per person$31,164$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate11.9%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$166,600$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,034$1,162$1,348
Homeownership88.5%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate8.7%5.2%5.2%
Works from home1.8%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.4%13.9%
Median age43.840.938.7
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 stationRAYSTOWN LAKE 2, PA US18.7 km away
Rain in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January37.3°F / 21.1°F2.82 in rain
February39.9°F / 22.2°F2.25 in rain
March48.8°F / 29.2°F3.08 in rain
April61.5°F / 39.7°F3.66 in rain
May71.9°F / 49.6°F4.4 in rain
June80°F / 58.4°F3.83 in rain
July84.7°F / 63.3°F3.79 in rain
August83.6°F / 61.9°F3.53 in rain
September76.2°F / 54.9°F3.87 in rain
October63.9°F / 43.9°F3.41 in rain
November52.2°F / 34.3°F2.94 in rain
December41.5°F / 27°F3.13 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 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%.

Juniata Valley 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 status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

16683 Spruce Creek, PA8.9 km away
16652 Huntingdon, PA9.2 km away
16654 Huntingdon, PA10.1 km away
16669 Petersburg, PA10.2 km away
16647 Hesston, PA15.4 km away
16686 Tyrone, PA17.7 km away
17060 Mill Creek, PA19 km away
16660 Mc Connellstown, PA19.5 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.

Huntingdon County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area45.2 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq mi
Population density60 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.5485, -78.0951

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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