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16830 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 16830 covers Clearfield, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 13,698 and a median household income of $56,822.

Population
13,698104 per square mile
Median age
43.14.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$56,82225% below the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
16.6%4.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$137,040down 3% in five years
Median rent
$74536% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
19.2%15.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
64.4%0.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
421

Where 16830 is

Clearfield, 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

Population13,698
Median age43.1
Family households60%
Born outside the US2.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.7%
White (non-Hispanic)95.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1%
Hispanic or Latino1.1%
Veterans7.4%
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$56,822
Income per person$30,054
Poverty rate16.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance26.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.8%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k6.8%
$20–25k5.9%
$25–30k5.1%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k5.1%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k10.2%
$60–75k11.7%
$75–100k18.0%
$100–125k6.4%
$125–150k5.6%
$150–200k2.7%
$200k or more2.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed6,140
Mean adjusted gross income$56,914
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.4%
Returns, under $25k34.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.0%
Returns, $200k or more2.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$119,900
Median gross rent$745
Rent as a share of household income25.4%
Owner-occupied64.4%
Vacant homes12.8%
Median year built1961

What the homes are

Detached house64.6%
Attached house3.2%
2 to 4 units10.5%
5 to 19 units7.3%
20 or more units4.9%
Mobile home9.6%
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$137,040as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 45.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$141,303$53,335

$53,335 in 2000 to $137,040 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%
High school diploma or higher91.3%
Works from home7.6%
Drives to work alone80%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more11.4%
Health

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

Colorectal screening65.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist58.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use73.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost18.7% 5.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments421
People employed5,574
Annual payroll$249,139,000
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 46.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss40.5 out of 100
Community resilience66.3 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.

Landslide91.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather89Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding74Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire68.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane62.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave48.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado41.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail33.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche33.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake29.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm29Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3Very 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$56,822$76,081$78,538
Income per person$30,054$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate16.6%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$119,900$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$745$1,162$1,348
Homeownership64.4%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.2%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate8.6%5.2%5.2%
Works from home7.6%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US2.5%7.4%13.9%
Median age43.140.938.7
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 stationCLEARFIELD LAWRENCE AP, PA US3.9 km away
Rain in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January33.5°F / 17.8°F2.81 in rain
February37.5°F / 19.4°F2.33 in rain
March46.5°F / 26.4°F3.13 in rain
April59.9°F / 35.9°F3.9 in rain
May70.2°F / 46.4°F3.68 in rain
June77.5°F / 54.8°F4.37 in rain
July82.1°F / 58.7°F3.6 in rain
August80.5°F / 57.2°F3.46 in rain
September73.3°F / 50°F3.81 in rain
October61.7°F / 39.8°F3.15 in rain
November48.7°F / 30.8°F3.17 in rain
December37.7°F / 23.1°F2.93 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 supermarket44% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket61% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket6% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Clearfield Area School District90.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Curwensville Area School District5.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Philipsburg-Osceola Area School District3.6% 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 vulnerability66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

16843 Hyde, PA2.7 km away
16681 Smokerun, PA4 km away
16855 Mineral Springs, PA7.2 km away
16837 Glen Richey, PA8.8 km away
16873 Shawville, PA8.9 km away
16833 Curwensville, PA9.3 km away
16881 Woodland, PA10.3 km away
16825 Bigler, 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.

Clearfield County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area132 sq mi
Water area1.46 sq mi
Population density104 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.0210, -78.4435

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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