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16864 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 16864 covers Orviston, Pennsylvania.

Median age
65.426.7 points above the US average
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Degree or higher
6%29 points below the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 16864 is

Orviston, 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 age65.4
Family households40%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)100%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans0%
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$39,354
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k28.9%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k24.4%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k6.7%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k20.0%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k4.4%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more4.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes30.8%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house89.2%
Mobile home10.8%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate11.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher6%
High school diploma or higher80.6%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.5%
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 dentist64.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use82.3% 6.4 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost17.3% 4.3 pts above the national average of 13%
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 41.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss36.4 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.

Landslide96.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather89.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning77.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding77.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane64.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche56.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind48.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail32.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado31.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave22.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake16.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave9.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm7Very 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$39,354$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate0%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,162$1,348
Homeownership100%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher6%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate11.1%5.2%5.2%
Works from home0%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%7.4%13.9%
Median age65.440.938.7
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 stationCLARENCE, PA US17.4 km away
Rain in a year44 in
Snow in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January33.2°F / 13.6°F3.17 in rain, 12.8 in snow
February36.5°F / 13.6°F2.56 in rain, 11.5 in snow
March45.6°F / 21.4°F3.62 in rain, 11.4 in snow
April59.3°F / 31.2°F3.78 in rain, 1.7 in snow
May70.3°F / 39.9°F4.13 in rain
June77.9°F / 49.6°F4.15 in rain
July81.9°F / 53.4°F3.97 in rain
August80.7°F / 51.7°F4.07 in rain
September74.4°F / 44°F4.45 in rain
October61.8°F / 34.8°F3.8 in rain, 0.8 in snow
November49°F / 25.8°F3.31 in rain, 3.1 in snow
December37.8°F / 20.6°F3.46 in rain, 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Keystone Central 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% 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 status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Walkability5.4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

16853 Milesburg, PA4 km away
16823 Bellefonte, PA8.3 km away
16841 Howard, PA9.3 km away
16856 Mingoville, PA11.2 km away
16835 Fleming, PA12.2 km away
16826 Blanchard, PA17 km away
16844 Julian, PA17.1 km away
16829 Clarence, PA17.3 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 area6.68 sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9722, -77.7602

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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