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16851 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 16851 covers Lemont, Pennsylvania.

Median age
35.23.5 points below the US average
Poverty rate
9.2%3.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$388,336up 25.2% in five years
Degree or higher
37.5%2.5 points above the US average
Homeownership
62.1%2.9 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
17

Where 16851 is

Lemont, 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

Median age35.2
Family households51.5%
Born outside the US3.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home3.4%
White (non-Hispanic)87.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino12.5%
Veterans1.4%
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

Income per person$33,455
Poverty rate9.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k13.6%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k5.9%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k14.1%
$45–50k12.1%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k3.2%
$75–100k19.3%
$100–125k9.2%
$125–150k9.4%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more10.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$367,100
Rent as a share of household income29.5%
Owner-occupied62.1%
Vacant homes18.5%
Median year built1962

What the homes are

Detached house73.2%
2 to 4 units12.3%
5 to 19 units14.5%
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$388,336as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 66.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201320192026$388,336$209,268

$209,268 in 2013 to $388,336 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.5%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home21.2%
Drives to work alone76.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.8%
Health

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

Colorectal screening71.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist71.5% 10.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use82.5% 6.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours33% 3.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost11.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments17
People employed60
Annual payroll$2,838,000
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 35.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss39.7 out of 100
Community resilience65.4 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 weather92.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane68.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding68Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind55.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado40.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail37.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm30.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake30.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave22.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave15.7Very 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$33,455$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate9.2%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$367,100$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership62.1%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.5%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%5.2%5.2%
Works from home21.2%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US3.1%7.4%13.9%
Median age35.240.938.7
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 stationSTATE COLLEGE, PA US4.9 km away
Rain in a year42 in
Snow in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January33.9°F / 20.5°F2.92 in rain, 11.3 in snow
February36.8°F / 21.5°F2.46 in rain, 11.6 in snow
March45.6°F / 28.3°F3.38 in rain, 9.4 in snow
April59.2°F / 39.4°F3.51 in rain, 0.9 in snow
May69.4°F / 50.3°F3.64 in rain
June77°F / 59.3°F4.09 in rain
July81.1°F / 63.3°F3.79 in rain
August79.3°F / 61.6°F4.16 in rain
September72.3°F / 54.1°F3.95 in rain
October60.7°F / 43°F3.46 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November48.8°F / 33.5°F2.99 in rain, 2.6 in snow
December38.4°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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket100% 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%.

State College Area School District100% 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 vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Walkability13.4 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

16801 State College, PA3.8 km away
16827 Boalsburg, PA4.1 km away
16802 University Park, PA4.3 km away
16804 State College, PA4.3 km away
16805 State College, PA4.3 km away
16803 State College, PA6.7 km away
16868 Pine Grove Mills, PA10.3 km away
16823 Bellefonte, PA10.5 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.86 sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.8082, -77.8125

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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