Postal Codes

16686 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 16686 covers Tyrone, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 13,000 and a median household income of $65,641.

Population
13,00088 per square mile
Median age
41.52.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$65,64114% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
10.7%1.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$196,877up 24.6% in five years
Median rent
$80631% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
20.5%14.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
73%8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
258

Where 16686 is

Tyrone, 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

Population13,000
Median age41.5
Family households62.5%
Born outside the US1%
Speaks a language other than English at home3%
White (non-Hispanic)96%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Veterans8.9%
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$65,641
Income per person$33,097
Poverty rate10.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.9%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k4.2%
$25–30k7.1%
$30–35k3.6%
$35–40k4.9%
$40–45k3.3%
$45–50k4.4%
$50–60k9.6%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k17.6%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k6.2%
$150–200k5.8%
$200k or more3.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,440
Mean adjusted gross income$62,544
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.5%
Returns, under $25k29.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.2%
Returns, $200k or more2.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$166,500
Median gross rent$806
Rent as a share of household income25.3%
Owner-occupied73%
Vacant homes11.5%
Median year built1957

What the homes are

Detached house71%
Attached house6.3%
2 to 4 units9.4%
5 to 19 units1.6%
20 or more units3.8%
Mobile home8%
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$196,877as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 46.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$196,877$75,370

$75,370 in 2000 to $196,877 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%
High school diploma or higher91.6%
Works from home4.6%
Drives to work alone78.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.6%
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 dentist63.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use75.9% same as the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.4% 3 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost12.9% same as the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments258
People employed2,992
Annual payroll$121,376,000
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 52% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss49.5 out of 100
Community resilience81 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.

Landslide95.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind72.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning62.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche50.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail46.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado43.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave33.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake25.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave10.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm5.1Very 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$65,641$76,081$78,538
Income per person$33,097$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate10.7%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$166,500$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$806$1,162$1,348
Homeownership73%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate4.9%5.2%5.2%
Works from home4.6%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1%7.4%13.9%
Median age41.540.938.7
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 stationPHILIPSBURG 2 S, PA US23.6 km away
Rain in a year42 in
Snow in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January32.1°F / 15.5°F3.02 in rain, 13.1 in snow
February34.9°F / 16.6°F2.49 in rain, 12.7 in snow
March43.8°F / 23°F3.64 in rain, 9.1 in snow
April57.4°F / 34.1°F3.73 in rain, 2 in snow
May67.8°F / 44.5°F3.78 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June75.5°F / 52.8°F4.08 in rain
July79.7°F / 56.9°F3.92 in rain
August78.1°F / 55.1°F3.51 in rain
September71.7°F / 48.1°F4.07 in rain
October59.4°F / 37.8°F3.47 in rain, 0.8 in snow
November47°F / 29.1°F3.17 in rain, 2.6 in snow
December36.2°F / 21.3°F3.14 in rain, 9.6 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 supermarket68% of this ZIP code's area
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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Tyrone Area School District72.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Bellwood-Antis School District23.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Juniata Valley School District4.3% 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Walkability4.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

16684 Tipton, PA5.9 km away
16683 Spruce Creek, PA10 km away
16617 Bellwood, PA10.3 km away
16619 Blandburg, PA14.7 km away
16877 Warriors Mark, PA16.4 km away
16680 Smithmill, PA16.7 km away
16677 Sandy Ridge, PA16.9 km away
16663 Morann, PA17.4 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.

Blair County68.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Huntingdon County24.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Centre County6.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area146.9 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq mi
Population density88 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6619, -78.2419

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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