16256 Zip Code (Smicksburg, PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 2,027
Zip code population in 2010: 2,084
Zip code population in 2000: 1,743

Houses and condos: 540
Renter-occupied apartments: 32
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 16256: 91.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 39.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.5 sq. mi.

Population density: 51 people per square mile

(very low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,360 (1.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $2,167 (1.6%)

For population 25 years and over in 16256:

• High school or higher: 64.5%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.3%
• Graduate or professional degree: 1.5%
• Unemployed: 2.8%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 32.8 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 16256:

• Never married: 35.8%
• Now married: 58.7%
• Separated: 0.4%
• Widowed: 3.1%
• Divorced: 2.0%

• 
• • 2,00799.2%White
  • 110.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 40.2%Two or more races
  • 10.05%Some other race

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 16256, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $44,030 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$44,030
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $43,183 (reported on 43.4% of returns)

Here:	$43,183
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1280.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3393.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4792.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11490.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 15845.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $619 (reported on 30.2% of returns)

This zip code:	$619
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.5% for AGIs below $25k, 53.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 22.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 40.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 45.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $800 (reported on 13.2% of returns)

Here:	$800
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 70.0% for AGIs below $25k, 30.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,700 (reported on 11.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,700
State:	+$23,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 148.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 365.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$26,214 (reported on 52.8% of returns)

Here:	+$26,214
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3287.5% for AGIs below $25k, 5436.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4475.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 4865.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $11,725 (reported on 7.5% of returns)

16256:	$11,725
Pennsylvania:	$18,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1172.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,600 (reported on 5.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,600
State:	$2,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 120.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 88.7%

Here:	89%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 88.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 75.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 16256, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $33,674 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$33,674
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $38,685 (reported on 45.6% of returns)

Here:	$38,685
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.4% for AGIs below $25k, 34.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 70.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 70.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 83.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $759 (reported on 29.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$759
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Ordinary dividends: $620 (reported on 17.5% of returns)

Here:	$620
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,100 (reported on 12.3% of returns)

Here:	+$2,100
State:	+$14,495

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.6% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$17,171 (reported on 54.4% of returns)

Here:	+$17,171
State:	+$16,268

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 54.9% for AGIs below $25k, 44.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 16.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $3,075 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

16256:	$3,075
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

Total itemized deductions: $18,775 (24% of AGI, reported on 7.0% of returns)

Here:	$18,775
State:	$23,538

Here:	23.8% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

Charity contributions: $3,567 (reported on 5.3% of returns)

Here:	$3,567
State:	$4,025

Taxes paid: $6,775 (reported on 7.0% of returns)

16256:	$6,775
State:	$9,982

Earned income credit: $2,120 (reported on 8.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,120
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 84.2%

Here:	84%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 83.9% for AGIs below $25k, 86.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 66.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 16256, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $26,594 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$26,594
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $27,015 (reported on 48.0% of returns)

Here:	$27,015
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 50.3% for AGIs below $10k, 32.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 46.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 54.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $1,112 (reported on 41.1% of returns)

This zip code:	$1,112
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $777 (reported on 16.7% of returns)

Here:	$777
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$4,506 (reported on 14.7% of returns)

Here:	+$4,506
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Profit/loss from business: +$12,801 (reported on 49.8% of returns)

Here:	+$12,801
State:	+$14,267

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 32.7% for AGIs below $10k, 48.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 26.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $13,593 (22% of AGI, reported on 9.6% of returns)

Here:	$13,593
State:	$18,804

Here:	21.6% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $2,083 (3% of AGI, reported on 8.5% of returns)

Here:	$2,083
State:	$3,337

Here:	3.3% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

Total tax: $3,462 (reported on 48.4% of returns)

16256:	$3,462
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.6% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,962 (reported on 9.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,962
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 82.6%

Here:	83%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 70.7% for AGIs below $10k, 88.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 86.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 166.7% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Nearest zip codes: 16246, 15747, 15744, 15780, 16211, 16222.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 26
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 392

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 77 (82 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 391 (159 now married, 231 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 16256 with a mortgage: 186 (35 second mortgage, 33 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 14

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,018
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $332

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 16256 household income distribution in 2022

• 7Less than $10,000
• 17$10,000 to $14,999
• 23$15,000 to $19,999
• 34$20,000 to $24,999
• 21$25,000 to $29,999
• 16$30,000 to $34,999
• 23$35,000 to $39,999
• 33$40,000 to $44,999
• 19$45,000 to $49,999
• 31$50,000 to $59,999
• 37$60,000 to $74,999
• 53$75,000 to $99,999
• 15$100,000 to $124,999
• 29$125,000 to $149,999
• 27$150,000 to $199,999
• 26$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 16256

• 16Less than $10,000
• 2$10,000 to $14,999
• 2$15,000 to $19,999
• 3$25,000 to $29,999
• 6$30,000 to $34,999
• 2$40,000 to $49,999
• 4$60,000 to $69,999
• 10$70,000 to $79,999
• 16$80,000 to $89,999
• 15$90,000 to $99,999
• 67$100,000 to $124,999
• 25$125,000 to $149,999
• 34$150,000 to $174,999
• 19$175,000 to $199,999
• 33$200,000 to $249,999
• 18$250,000 to $299,999
• 34$300,000 to $399,999
• 11$400,000 to $499,999
• 18$500,000 to $749,999
• 17$750,000 to $999,999
• 7$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 3$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 16256

• 2Less than $100
• 1$200 to $249
• 3$500 to $549
• 6$550 to $599
• 9$900 to $999
• 7No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $877.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $121,550
• Black or African American householders: $204,589
• Two or more races householders: $270,780

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $160,302 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $113,841 - $272,225

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $242,044

Here:	$242,044
State:	$317,202

Townhouses or other attached units: $283,446

Here:	$283,446
State:	$254,369

Mobile homes: $368,429

Here:	$368,429
State:	$92,414

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 465
• One, attached: 13
• Two: 4
• 3 or 4: 2
• 5 to 9: 2
• Mobile homes: 50

Unemployment: 2.8%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 16256

• 36.6%203Drove a car alone
• 12.4%69Carpooled
• 0.5%3Taxi
• 9.0%50Walked
• 11.7%65Other means
• 36.4%202Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 16256

• 32Less than 5 minutes
• 295 to 9 minutes
• 3110 to 14 minutes
• 3115 to 19 minutes
• 5920 to 24 minutes
• 1625 to 29 minutes
• 5330 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 1540 to 44 minutes
• 1345 to 59 minutes
• 6760 to 89 minutes
• 2990 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 69.0%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 2,027

• Male householders: 270 (20 living alone), Female householders: 151 (37 living alone)

• 320 spouses (320 opposite-sex spouses), 7 unmarried partners, (7 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 1,137 children (1,121 natural, 12 adopted, 5 stepchildren), 45 grandchildren, 6 brothers or sisters, 13 parents, 2 foster children, 19 other relatives, 26 non-relatives

Size of family households: 115 2-persons, 50 3-persons, 51 4-persons, 29 5-persons, 14 6-persons, 102 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 56 1-person, 2 2-persons

878 married couples with children.
18 single-parent households (18 women).

59.7% of residents of 16256 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (50% very well, 50% well).
40.8% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (47% very well, 44% well, 8% not well, 1% not at all).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 36.5%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 34.3%

Population in 1990: 2,236.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 1,896
• Northeast: 45
• Midwest: 29
• South: 29
• West: 1

83% of the 16256 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 61% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

96% of the 16256 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 12% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% moved from different county within same state.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 211
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 40 Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Utilities: Natural Gas Distribution (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Mining: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (10-19: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 16256 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Charles	10	73.7 years
William	10	75.1 years
James	8	77.2 years
John	8	78.6 years
Margaret	5	83.8 years
Walter	5	78.6 years
Clair	4	68.7 years
Fred	4	78.2 years
Mary	4	74.5 years
Albert	3	75.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 16256 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Neal	11	76.9 years
Stiteler	11	79.5 years
Barrett	6	77.2 years
Daugherty	5	80.6 years
Miller	5	82.6 years
Chambers	4	71.3 years
Fetterhoff	4	76.3 years
Dilts	4	84.7 years
Lockhart	4	70.5 years
Ritchie	4	69.8 years