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16874 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 16874 covers Snow Shoe, Pennsylvania, with a population of about 1,209 and a median household income of $77,250.

Population
1,20936 per square mile
Median age
48.49.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$77,250about the Pennsylvania median
Poverty rate
6.4%6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$211,150up 22.3% in five years
Median rent
$87824% below the Pennsylvania median
Degree or higher
13.5%21.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.1%19.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
27

Where 16874 is

Snow Shoe, 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

Population1,209
Median age48.4
Family households66%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.1%
White (non-Hispanic)95.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino1.4%
Veterans9.1%
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$77,250
Income per person$33,972
Poverty rate6.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k3.9%
$20–25k3.1%
$25–30k4.3%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k2.8%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k5.7%
$50–60k4.9%
$60–75k9.2%
$75–100k22.0%
$100–125k14.5%
$125–150k7.1%
$150–200k7.9%
$200k or more1.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed670
Mean adjusted gross income$61,739
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k13.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$168,400
Median gross rent$878
Owner-occupied84.1%
Vacant homes17.2%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house83.4%
Attached house0.8%
2 to 4 units4.7%
Mobile home10.7%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$211,150as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 22.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 62%
Typical home value since 2000
201320192026$211,150$116,707

$116,707 in 2013 to $211,150 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%
High school diploma or higher93.9%
Works from home9.8%
Drives to work alone81%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more19.3%
Health

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

Colorectal screening66.4% 2.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
Visited a dentist62% 0.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Mammography use78.4% 2.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.3% same as the national average of 36.4%
All natural teeth lost15.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments27
People employed248
Annual payroll$12,201,000
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 10.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss10.2 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.

Landslide94.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire65.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane57.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche54.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind35Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding33.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado27.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail26.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave22.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake16.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm10.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave3.4Very 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$77,250$76,081$78,538
Income per person$33,972$43,104$43,289
Poverty rate6.4%11.8%12.4%
Median home value$168,400$240,500$303,400
Median gross rent$878$1,162$1,348
Homeownership84.1%69.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%34.5%35%
Unemployment rate1.3%5.2%5.2%
Works from home9.8%13.8%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%7.4%13.9%
Median age48.440.938.7
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 US1.6 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%.

Bald Eagle 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 vulnerability22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Walkability6.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

16829 Clarence, PA2.9 km away
16859 Moshannon, PA4.8 km away
16834 Drifting, PA13.2 km away
16839 Grassflat, PA13.8 km away
16845 Karthaus, PA14.1 km away
16849 Lanse, PA16.1 km away
16835 Fleming, PA16.1 km away
16844 Julian, PA16.3 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 area33.91 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density36 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.0376, -77.9523

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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