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Estimated zip code population in 2022: 446
Zip code population in 2010: 650
Zip code population in 2000: 750

Houses and condos: 371
Renter-occupied apartments: 21
% of renters here:

11%
State:

31%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 16420: 91.4 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 48.6 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.
Population density: 9 people per square mile 
 
 (very low).

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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
This zip code:

1.2% ($1,269)
Pennsylvania:

1.3% ($3,094)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $1,118 (1.2%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,313 (1.2%)

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Males: 250  (56.1%)
Females: 195  (43.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 16420:

  • High school or higher: 89.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
  • Unemployed: 2.4%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 28.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 16420:

  • Never married: 17.4%
  • Now married: 65.6%
  • Separated: 3.1%
  • Widowed: 4.5%
  • Divorced: 9.3%

Zip code 16420 compared to state average:

  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age significantly above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • Number of college students significantly below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
  • Races in zip code 16420 (2022)
    • 44199.1%White
    • 40.9%Two or more races
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Estimated median house/condo value in 2022: $101,586
16420:

$101,586
Pennsylvania:

$245,500



According to our research of Pennsylvania and other state lists, there was 1 registered sex offender living in 16420 zip code as of May 20, 2024.
The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 16420 is 698 to 1.
The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is near the state average.


Median resident age:
This zip code:

53.7 years
Pennsylvania median age:

40.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:

2.2 people
Pennsylvania:

2.4 people

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 16420, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $45,693 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$45,693
State:

$75,707

Salary/wage: $40,014 (reported on 77.8% of returns)
Here:

$40,014
State:

$62,806
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 894.0% for AGIs below $25k, 3573.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5887.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11523.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $300 (reported on 25.9% of returns)
This zip code:

$300
Pennsylvania:

$1,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.0% for AGIs below $25k, 42.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,900 (reported on 7.4% of returns)
Here:

$1,900
State:

$7,382
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 76.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$2,550 (reported on 7.4% of returns)
Here:

+$2,550
State:

+$23,522
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 102.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Profit/loss from business: +$13,700 (reported on 11.1% of returns)
Here:

+$13,700
State:

+$16,274
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 685.0% for AGIs $25k-50k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $4,800 (reported on 11.1% of returns)
16420:

$4,800
Pennsylvania:

$18,583
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 288.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Earned income credit: $1,550 (reported on 14.8% of returns)
Here:

$1,550
State:

$2,100
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 124.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 92.6%
Here:

93%
State:

92%
(% for various income ranges: 88.9% for AGIs below $25k, 100.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 16420, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $36,596 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$36,596
State:

$61,346

Salary/wage: $33,190 (reported on 75.0% of returns)
Here:

$33,190
State:

$51,902
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 65.7% for AGIs below $25k, 71.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 123.7% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $417 (reported on 21.4% of returns)
This zip code:

$417
Pennsylvania:

$1,588

Ordinary dividends: $467 (reported on 10.7% of returns)
Here:

$467
State:

$5,827

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$100 (reported on 7.1% of returns)
Here:

+$100
State:

+$14,495

Profit/loss from business: +$13,075 (reported on 14.3% of returns)
Here:

+$13,075
State:

+$16,268

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $5,167 (reported on 10.7% of returns)
16420:

$5,167
Pennsylvania:

$14,550

Earned income credit: $1,800 (reported on 17.9% of returns)
Here:

$1,800
State:

$2,106
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.9% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 50.0%
Here:

50%
State:

53%
(% for various income ranges: 41.7% for AGIs below $25k, 55.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 80.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 16420, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $28,855 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:

$28,855
State:

$48,049

Salary/wage: $25,327 (reported on 85.8% of returns)
Here:

$25,327
State:

$42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 86.3% for AGIs below $10k, 74.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 76.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $345 (reported on 39.1% of returns)
This zip code:

$345
Pennsylvania:

$1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable dividends: $290 (reported on 10.7% of returns)
Here:

$290
State:

$3,566

Net capital gain/loss: +$385 (reported on 4.5% of returns)
Here:

+$385
State:

+$9,716

Profit/loss from business: +$11,250 (reported on 18.0% of returns)
Here:

+$11,250
State:

+$14,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 20.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Total itemized deductions: $11,200 (28% of AGI, reported on 5.2% of returns)
Here:

$11,200
State:

$18,804

Here:

27.7% of AGI
State:

19.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $1,250 (2% of AGI, reported on 4.2% of returns)
Here:

$1,250
State:

$3,337

Here:

2.4% of AGI
State:

3.3% of AGI

Total tax: $3,323 (reported on 69.6% of returns)
16420:

$3,323
State:

$8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.7% for AGIs below $10k, 4.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 10.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 14.1% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Earned income credit: $1,733 (reported on 20.8% of returns)
Here:

$1,733
State:

$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 56.4%
Here:

56%
State:

56%
(% for various income ranges: 44.9% for AGIs below $10k, 55.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 62.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 90.6% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Estimated median household income in 2022:
This zip code:

$51,209
Pennsylvania:

$71,798
16420 map Nearest zip codes: 16341, 16436, 16416, 16370, 16434, 16340.
Percentage of family households:
This zip code:

36.7%
Pennsylvania:

42.6%
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This zip code:

4.7%
Pennsylvania:

46.5%
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 20
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 179


Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 8 (8 now married, 0 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 47 (21 now married, 26 unmarried)


Housing units in zip code 16420 with a mortgage: 47 (6 second mortgage, 6 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $946
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $464

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

7.6%
Whole state:

11.8%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:
This zip code:

4.2%
Whole state:

6.1%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:

6.2
State:

6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:

6.2
State:

4.3
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  • Notable locations in zip code 16420: Eagle (A), Funkville (B), Gilson Corners (C), Goodwill Town Hall (D), Grand Valley Volunteer Fire Department Station 74 (E). Display/hide their locations on the map

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Year house built
  • Year house built (houses)
  • 72020 or later
  • 142010 to 2019
  • 322000 to 2009
  • 331990 to 1999
  • 411980 to 1989
  • 641970 to 1979
  • 221960 to 1969
  • 451950 to 1959
  • 221940 to 1949
  • 881939 or earlier

Zip code 16420 satellite photo by USGS

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in 16420
  • Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in 16420
  • 4no bedroom
  • 21 bedroom
  • 582 bedrooms
  • 913 bedrooms
  • 224 bedrooms
  • 35+ bedrooms
Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in 16420
  • Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in 16420
  • 0no bedroom
  • 21 bedroom
  • 12 bedrooms
  • 103 bedrooms
  • 84 bedrooms
  • 05+ bedrooms
Owner-occupied Renter-occupied
Cars and other vehicles available in 16420 in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • Cars and other vehicles available in 16420 in owner-occupied houses/condos
  • 3no vehicle
  • 581 vehicle
  • 852 vehicles
  • 213 vehicles
  • 114 vehicles
  • 25+ vehicles
Cars and other vehicles available in 16420 in renter-occupied apartments
  • Cars and other vehicles available in 16420 in renter-occupied apartments
  • 2no vehicle
  • 41 vehicle
  • 142 vehicles
  • 13 vehicles
  • 04 vehicles
  • 05+ vehicles

  • Zip code 16420 household income distribution in 2022

  • Zip code 16420 household income distribution in 2022
  • 12Less than $10,000
  • 3$10,000 to $14,999
  • 25$20,000 to $24,999
  • 8$25,000 to $29,999
  • 13$30,000 to $34,999
  • 12$35,000 to $39,999
  • 7$40,000 to $44,999
  • 13$45,000 to $49,999
  • 16$50,000 to $59,999
  • 42$60,000 to $74,999
  • 17$75,000 to $99,999
  • 20$100,000 to $124,999
  • 2$125,000 to $149,999
  • 3$150,000 to $199,999
  • 2$200,000 or more
  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 16420

  • Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 16420
  • 6Less than $10,000
  • 1$10,000 to $14,999
  • 21$20,000 to $24,999
  • 3$30,000 to $34,999
  • 2$35,000 to $39,999
  • 8$40,000 to $49,999
  • 7$50,000 to $59,999
  • 2$60,000 to $69,999
  • 16$70,000 to $79,999
  • 9$80,000 to $89,999
  • 15$90,000 to $99,999
  • 25$100,000 to $124,999
  • 12$125,000 to $149,999
  • 4$150,000 to $174,999
  • 8$175,000 to $199,999
  • 6$200,000 to $249,999
  • 6$250,000 to $299,999
  • 1$300,000 to $399,999
  • 3$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 16420

  • Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 16420
  • 1$100 to $149
  • 4$650 to $699
  • 5$800 to $899
  • 8No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $993.

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

  • White Non-Hispanic householders: $106,214

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $101,586
16420:

$101,586
Pennsylvania:

$245,500
Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $56,369 - $137,183

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $135,755
Here:

$135,755
State:

$317,202

Mobile homes: $52,281
Here:

$52,281
State:

$92,414
Owners and renters by unit type in zip code 16420

Housing units in structures:

  • One, detached: 290
  • Mobile homes: 78

Unemployment: 2.4%

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 16420

  • Means of transportation to work in zip code 16420
  • 82.5%153Drove a car alone
  • 7.5%14Carpooled
  • 0.5%1Bus or trolley bus
  • 1.1%2Other means
  • 4.9%9Worked at home
  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 16420

  • Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 16420
  • 13Less than 5 minutes
  • 35 to 9 minutes
  • 110 to 14 minutes
  • 1815 to 19 minutes
  • 5420 to 24 minutes
  • 1025 to 29 minutes
  • 1930 to 34 minutes
  • 340 to 44 minutes
  • 3345 to 59 minutes
  • 560 to 89 minutes
  • 490 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 55.1%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 446
  • Male householders: 137 (43 living alone), Female householders: 63 (12 living alone)
  • 122 spouses (122 opposite-sex spouses), 12 unmarried partners, (9 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 103 children (99 natural, 0 adopted, 4 stepchildren), 1 grandchildren, 4 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 0 foster children, 0 other relatives, 6 non-relatives

Size of family households: 93 2-persons, 23 3-persons, 8 4-persons, 8 5-persons, 4 6-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 55 1-person, 6 2-persons

66 married couples with children.
6 single-parent households (6 men).

99.0% of residents of 16420 zip code speak English at home.
1.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% well).

Foreign born population: 0 (0.0%)
:

0.0%
Whole state:

7.5%
Most common first ancestries reported in 16420
  • 27%Irish
  • 18%German
  • 15%American
  • 13%English
  • 4%Polish
  • 2%European
  • 2%Italian

Zip code 16420 marital status for males
Zip code 16420 marital status for females

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 17.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 12.8%

Most commonly used house heating fuel
  • 34.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 23.7%Wood
  • 10.3%Coal or coke
  • 9.8%Utility gas
  • 8.8%Electricity
  • 8.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 6.2%Other fuel

Population in 1990: 59. Population change in the 1990s: +691 (+1171.2%).

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

  • This state: 371
  • Northeast: 23
  • Midwest: 11
  • South: 35

78% of the 16420 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 41% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

95% of the 16420 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 72% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different county within same state.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different state.

Year householders moved into unit in 16420

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 3
Here:

14.0%
Pennsylvania:

15.7%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:

0.0%
Pennsylvania:

13.4%
Students in private undergraduate colleges:
Here:

0.0%
Pennsylvania:

39.8%
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Class of Workers in 2022
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months
  • Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
  • 58,833Production occupations
  • 58,297Sales and related occupations
  • 53,221Management occupations
  • 44,491Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
  • 33,434Healthcare support occupations
  • 32,557Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

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

  • Mining: Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
  • Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)
  • Wholesale Trade: Other Electronic Parts and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (1-4: 1)

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Noninstitutionalized Residents
Age and Sex of Noninstitutionalized Residents with Employment Disability
Most common first names in zip code 16420 among deceased individuals
NameCountLived (average)
Charles673.9 years
Arthur579.2 years
William564.0 years
Robert564.4 years
Dorothy471.5 years
Florence481.0 years
Ethel483.7 years
Mary474.0 years
John460.8 years
David367.0 years
Most common last names in zip code 16420 among deceased individuals
Last nameCountLived (average)
Baker663.0 years
Johnson674.8 years
Beers679.4 years
Dean471.0 years
Vanguilder483.7 years
Burleigh477.0 years
Walter364.0 years
Tompkins372.0 years
Gilson376.0 years
Kemp366.3 years
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