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16624 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 16624 covers Chest Springs, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 184.

Population
18463 per square mile
Median age
45.36.6 points above the US average
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Median home value
$122,70049% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
27.5%7.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
94.7%29.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
6

Where 16624 is

Chest Springs, 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

Population184
Median age45.3
Family households57.9%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)98.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans7%
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

Income per person$37,305
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k17.1%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k3.9%
$30–35k14.5%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k3.9%
$50–60k7.9%
$60–75k3.9%
$75–100k5.3%
$100–125k13.2%
$125–150k5.3%
$150–200k18.4%
$200k or more3.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$122,700
Owner-occupied94.7%
Vacant homes19.1%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house92.6%
2 to 4 units5.3%
5 to 19 units2.1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%
High school diploma or higher97.1%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone86.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.5%
Health

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

Colorectal screening61.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist68% 6.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use78.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost10.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments6
People employed32
Annual payroll$1,652,000
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 4.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss15.7 out of 100
Community resilience94.4 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.

Landslide87.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane57.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail51.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather49.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind47.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire46Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave40.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado37Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake28.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding11.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm8.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave2.4Very 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$76,081$78,538
Income per person$37,305$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate0%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$122,700$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership94.7%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.5%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%5.2%5.2%
Works from home0%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.4%13.9%
Median age45.340.938.7
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 stationPRINCE GALLITZIN SP, PA US9.8 km away
Rain in a year41 in
Snow in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January34°F / 15.9°F2.82 in rain, 15.4 in snow
February37°F / 17.1°F2.46 in rain, 14.6 in snow
March46.1°F / 24.3°F3.27 in rain, 7.6 in snow
April60.1°F / 34°F3.66 in rain, 1.6 in snow
May70.2°F / 44.6°F3.73 in rain
June77.9°F / 53.6°F3.86 in rain
July82.1°F / 57.5°F3.91 in rain
August80.5°F / 56.3°F3.92 in rain
September73.5°F / 49°F4.05 in rain
October61.6°F / 37.7°F3.15 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November49.1°F / 29.3°F2.9 in rain, 1.8 in snow
December38.4°F / 21.8°F2.93 in rain, 8.5 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.

Penn Cambria School District93.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Cambria Heights School District6.3% 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 vulnerability8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Household characteristics1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

16613 Ashville, PA5.8 km away
16668 Patton, PA6.6 km away
15940 Loretto, PA7.1 km away
16636 Dysart, PA7.4 km away
16629 Coupon, PA8.2 km away
15722 Carrolltown, PA9.1 km away
16641 Gallitzin, PA10.6 km away
16630 Cresson, PA12.2 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.

Cambria County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.9 sq mi
Population density63 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.5702, -78.5991

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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