16802 ZIP Code — University Park, PA

ZIP code 16802 covers University Park, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 13,499.

Population: 13,49917,604 per square mile
Median age: 19.319.4 points below the US average
Poverty rate: 23.7%11.3 points above the US average
Degree or higher: 65.9%30.9 points above the US average
Homeownership: 0%65 points below the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 30

Where 16802 is

University Park, 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

Population	13,499
Median age	19.3
Family households	0%
Born outside the US	10.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home	18.5%
White (non-Hispanic)	70.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)	4.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	12.4%
Hispanic or Latino	7.3%
Veterans	0.1%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person	$3,635
Poverty rate	23.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	12.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	0.0%
$10–15k	0.0%
$15–20k	12.1%
$20–25k	0.0%
$25–30k	0.0%
$30–35k	0.0%
$35–40k	0.0%
$40–45k	0.0%
$45–50k	0.0%
$50–60k	0.0%
$60–75k	87.9%
$75–100k	0.0%
$100–125k	0.0%
$125–150k	0.0%
$150–200k	0.0%
$200k or more	0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed	180
Mean adjusted gross income	$18,906
Returns declaring $200,000 or more	0%
Returns, under $25k	72.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k	27.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k	0.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k	0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k	0.0%
Returns, $200k or more	0.0%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied	0%
Vacant homes	0%

What the homes are

2 to 4 units	12.1%
5 to 19 units	87.9%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	6.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.9%
High school diploma or higher	100%
Works from home	8.6%
Drives to work alone	23.7%
Takes public transport	0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	0.4%

Health

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

Colorectal screening	61.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	55.3% 6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	72.2% 3.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	37% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	21.5% 8.5 pts above the national average of 13%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	30
People employed	729
Annual payroll	$10,976,000

Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall risk	Higher than 30.2% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Very Low to Relatively Low across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss	34.7 out of 100
Community resilience	65.4 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.

Winter weather	94.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	72.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	62.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	51.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	51.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	46Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	44.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide	43.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	42.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	22.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	16.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	15.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code

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 ZIP	Pennsylvania	United States
Median household income	—	$76,081	$78,538
Income per person	$3,635	$43,104	$43,289
Poverty rate	23.7%	11.8%	12.4%
Median home value	—	$240,500	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,162	$1,348
Homeownership	0%	69.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	65.9%	34.5%	35%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	5.2%	5.2%
Works from home	8.6%	13.8%	13.5%
Born outside the US	10.8%	7.4%	13.9%
Median age	19.3	40.9	38.7

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 station	STATE COLLEGE, PA US0.8 km away
Rain in a year	42 in
Snow in a year	44 in

Average high and low by month

January	33.9°F / 20.5°F2.92 in rain, 11.3 in snow
February	36.8°F / 21.5°F2.46 in rain, 11.6 in snow
March	45.6°F / 28.3°F3.38 in rain, 9.4 in snow
April	59.2°F / 39.4°F3.51 in rain, 0.9 in snow
May	69.4°F / 50.3°F3.64 in rain
June	77°F / 59.3°F4.09 in rain
July	81.1°F / 63.3°F3.79 in rain
August	79.3°F / 61.6°F4.16 in rain
September	72.3°F / 54.1°F3.95 in rain
October	60.7°F / 43°F3.46 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November	48.8°F / 33.5°F2.99 in rain, 2.6 in snow
December	38.4°F / 26°F3.18 in rain, 7.6 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 supermarket	None of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket	None of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	28% 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%.

State College Area School District	100% 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 vulnerability	22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	1more vulnerable than 1% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Walkability	14.3 out of 20Above average

Nearby ZIP codes

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

16804 State College, PA	0.7 km away
16805 State College, PA	0.7 km away
16801 State College, PA	1.2 km away
16803 State College, PA	2.7 km away
16851 Lemont, PA	4.3 km away
16827 Boalsburg, PA	7.1 km away
16868 Pine Grove Mills, PA	7.6 km away
16835 Fleming, PA	11.7 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.

Centre County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	0.77 sq mi
Population density	17,604 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude	40.7997, -77.8623

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.