16848 ZIP Code — Lamar, PA

ZIP code 16848 covers Lamar, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 231.

Population: 231934 per square mile
Poverty rate: 10.4%2 points below the US average
Median home value: $159,30034% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher: 5.8%29.2 points below the US average
Homeownership: 89.2%24.2 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 4

Where 16848 is

Lamar, 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	231
Family households	48%
Born outside the US	0%
Speaks a language other than English at home	0%
White (non-Hispanic)	100%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	0%
Veterans	8.1%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person	$26,575
Poverty rate	10.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	13.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	8.8%
$10–15k	2.0%
$15–20k	12.7%
$20–25k	0.0%
$25–30k	12.7%
$30–35k	7.8%
$35–40k	0.0%
$40–45k	3.9%
$45–50k	0.0%
$50–60k	11.8%
$60–75k	11.8%
$75–100k	14.7%
$100–125k	3.9%
$125–150k	4.9%
$150–200k	4.9%
$200k or more	0.0%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$159,300
Owner-occupied	89.2%
Vacant homes	12.8%
Median year built	1965

What the homes are

Detached house	64.1%
2 to 4 units	5.1%
5 to 19 units	4.3%
Mobile home	26.5%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%
High school diploma or higher	94.8%
Works from home	0%
Drives to work alone	100%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	19.7%

Health

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

Colorectal screening	68.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist	62.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use	78.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours	40.4% 4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost	12.8% same as the national average of 13%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	4
People employed	89
Annual payroll	$2,528,000

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 56.4% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively Moderate
Expected annual loss	59.1 out of 100
Community resilience	49.4 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.

Strong wind	93.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	86.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide	86Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	83.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	80.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	69.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche	67.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	53Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	41.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	29.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	29.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	21Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	11.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	2.5Very 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	$26,575	$43,104	$43,289
Poverty rate	10.4%	11.8%	12.4%
Median home value	$159,300	$240,500	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,162	$1,348
Homeownership	89.2%	69.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	5.8%	34.5%	35%
Unemployment rate	0%	5.2%	5.2%
Works from home	0%	13.8%	13.5%
Born outside the US	0%	7.4%	13.9%
Median age	—	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	LOCK HAVEN SEWAGE PLT, PA US15.2 km away
Rain in a year	42 in
Snow in a year	30 in

Average high and low by month

January	34.9°F / 18.3°F2.76 in rain, 7.5 in snow
February	38.1°F / 19.1°F2.15 in rain, 7.9 in snow
March	47.8°F / 26.5°F3.14 in rain, 6.2 in snow
April	61.8°F / 36.4°F3.56 in rain, 0.6 in snow
May	72.7°F / 47.3°F4 in rain
June	80.3°F / 56.7°F3.84 in rain
July	84.8°F / 61.2°F4.11 in rain
August	83°F / 59.7°F4.17 in rain
September	75.8°F / 52.6°F4.25 in rain
October	63.5°F / 40.6°F3.76 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November	50.5°F / 30.9°F2.96 in rain, 1.4 in snow
December	39.5°F / 24.1°F3.02 in rain, 5.9 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	100% 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%.

Keystone Central 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	37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Walkability	5.2 out of 20Least walkable

Nearby ZIP codes

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

17750 Mackeyville, PA	7.2 km away
16826 Blanchard, PA	7.7 km away
17751 Mill Hall, PA	8.8 km away
16822 Beech Creek, PA	8.8 km away
16852 Madisonburg, PA	9.7 km away
16841 Howard, PA	11.7 km away
16872 Rebersburg, PA	12.6 km away
16856 Mingoville, PA	13.2 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.

Clinton County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	0.25 sq mi
Population density	934 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude	41.0162, -77.5311

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.