Estimated zip code population in 2021: 1,877 Zip code population in 2010: 2,283 Zip code population in 2000: 2,070
Houses and condos: 1,070 Renter-occupied apartments: 132
% of renters here:
17%
State:
30%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 16822: 92.3 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 98.3 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi.
Population density: 19 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
This zip code:
1.0% ($1,674)
Pennsylvania:
1.4% ($3,018)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $1,780 (1.0%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,482 (1.0%)
Business Search- 14 Million verified businesses
Males: 931
(49.6%)
Females: 945
(50.4%)
For population 25 years and over in 16822:
High school or higher: 87.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.7%
Unemployed: 8.7%
Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.2 minutes
For population 15 years and over in 16822:
Never married: 25.7%
Now married: 55.1%
Separated: 1.8%
Widowed: 5.2%
Divorced: 12.2%
Zip code 16822 compared to state average:
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
Median age above state average.
Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.
Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
Number of college students below state average.
Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Estimated median house/condo value in 2021: $169,713
16822:
$169,713
Pennsylvania:
$222,300
According to our research of Pennsylvania and other state lists, there were 3 registered sex offenders living in 16822 zip code as of March 19, 2024. The ratio of all residents to sex offenders in zip code 16822 is 696 to 1. The ratio of registered sex offenders to all residents in this zip code is lower than the state average.
Median resident age:
This zip code:
46.8 years
Pennsylvania median age:
40.9 years
Average household size:
This zip code:
2.5 people
Pennsylvania:
2.4 people
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 16822, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $54,447 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$54,447
State:
$75,707
Salary/wage: $47,234 (reported on 80.2% of returns)
Here:
$47,234
State:
$62,806
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 877.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3459.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5990.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 7743.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 12930.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $789 (reported on 25.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$789
Pennsylvania:
$1,633
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.7% for AGIs below $25k, 6.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 19.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 67.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,207 (reported on 14.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,207
State:
$7,382
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 15.7% for AGIs below $25k, 8.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 14.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 35.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$5,533 (reported on 11.3% of returns)
Here:
+$5,533
State:
+$23,522
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 14.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 192.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 337.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$6,800 (reported on 12.3% of returns)
Here:
+$6,800
State:
+$16,274
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 87.1% for AGIs below $25k, 65.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 188.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 254.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $9,355 (reported on 10.4% of returns)
16822:
$9,355
Pennsylvania:
$18,583
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 179.0% for AGIs below $25k, 122.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 470.0% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Earned income credit: $1,873 (reported on 14.2% of returns)
Here:
$1,873
State:
$2,100
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 58.6% for AGIs below $25k, 63.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 94.3%
Here:
94%
State:
92%
(% for various income ranges: 90.3% for AGIs below $25k, 96.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 95.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 100.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 16822, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $44,154 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$44,154
State:
$61,346
Salary/wage: $38,776 (reported on 85.0% of returns)
Here:
$38,776
State:
$51,902
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 67.9% for AGIs below $25k, 81.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 63.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $606 (reported on 30.8% of returns)
This zip code:
$606
Pennsylvania:
$1,588
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Ordinary dividends: $1,569 (reported on 15.0% of returns)
Here:
$1,569
State:
$5,827
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.8% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.6% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,988 (reported on 7.5% of returns)
Here:
+$1,988
State:
+$14,495
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$8,658 (reported on 11.2% of returns)
Here:
+$8,658
State:
+$16,268
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.5% for AGIs below $25k, 2.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $50k-75k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $7,109 (reported on 10.3% of returns)
16822:
$7,109
Pennsylvania:
$14,550
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.7% for AGIs below $25k, 1.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Total itemized deductions: $16,853 (21% of AGI, reported on 17.8% of returns)
Here:
$16,853
State:
$23,538
Here:
20.8% of AGI
State:
18.4% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Charity contributions: $3,100 (reported on 12.1% of returns)
Here:
$3,100
State:
$4,025
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.4% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Taxes paid: $5,737 (reported on 17.8% of returns)
16822:
$5,737
State:
$9,982
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Earned income credit: $1,728 (reported on 16.8% of returns)
Here:
$1,728
State:
$2,106
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.1% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 48.6%
Here:
49%
State:
53%
(% for various income ranges: 39.0% for AGIs below $25k, 48.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 55.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 66.7% for AGIs $100k-200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 16822, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $34,863 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$34,863
State:
$48,049
Salary/wage: $31,886 (reported on 87.3% of returns)
Here:
$31,886
State:
$42,646
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.0% for AGIs below $10k, 77.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 83.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 40.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $626 (reported on 44.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$626
Pennsylvania:
$1,657
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $777 (reported on 18.1% of returns)
Here:
$777
State:
$3,566
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.8% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$645 (reported on 10.6% of returns)
Here:
+$645
State:
+$9,716
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -4.4% for AGIs below $10k, 1.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$7,667 (reported on 11.5% of returns)
Here:
+$7,667
State:
+$14,267
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -5.3% for AGIs below $10k, 6.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.9% for AGIs $50k-75k)
IRA payment deduction: $1,773 (reported on 2.1% of returns)
16822:
$1,773
Pennsylvania:
$2,903
Total itemized deductions: $15,315 (22% of AGI, reported on 17.4% of returns)
Here:
$15,315
State:
$18,804
Here:
22.3% of AGI
State:
19.5% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 13.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $2,806 (4% of AGI, reported on 13.9% of returns)
Here:
$2,806
State:
$3,337
Here:
3.9% of AGI
State:
3.3% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $3,796 (reported on 75.2% of returns)
16822:
$3,796
State:
$8,008
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.7% for AGIs below $10k, 3.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.5% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $1,698 (reported on 16.3% of returns)
Here:
$1,698
State:
$1,643
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 51.6%
Here:
52%
State:
56%
(% for various income ranges: 41.5% for AGIs below $10k, 55.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 50.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 54.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 54.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 73.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 126 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 640
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 33 (0 now married, 31 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 436 (209 now married, 225 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 16822 with a mortgage: 405 (47 second mortgage, 44 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 39
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,115 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $417
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:
8.1%
Whole state:
12.1%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:
4.6%
Whole state:
6.2%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
6.6
State:
6.8
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
5.1
State:
4.4
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Twin Run (A), J U Branch (B), Tarkiln Branch (C), Sugar Run (D), Sugar Camp Run (E), Hayes Run (F), Monument Run (G), Hastings Branch (H), Sinking Spring Branch (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
202 married couples with children.
69 single-parent households (21 men, 48 women).
99.9% of residents of 16822 zip code speak English at home.
0.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% not well).
Foreign born population: 0 (0.0%)
:
0.0%
Whole state:
7.2%
41%German
17%American
10%English
5%Italian
4%Irish
2%Pennsylvania German
2%Polish
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
02010 or later
02000 to 2009
01990 to 1999
8Before 1990
Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:
ARMSTRONG WORLD IND (325 EAGLE VALLEY ROAD ROUTE 150 in BEECH CREEK, PA)
AIR MAJOR (AIRS/AFS) CRITERIA AND HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANT INVENTORY (Inventory of air pollution sources) STATE MASTER (Pennsylvania database) - AFS-23-0366390-10, AIR PROGRAM, PCS-PAR144802, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit, RCRIS-PAD981040041, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business SIC classification: COMMERCIAL PRINTING, GRAVURE Business NAICS classification: COMMERCIAL GRAVURE PRINTING. Organizations: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC (CONTACT/OWNER)
Alternative names: ARMSTRONG WORLD IND /BEECH CREEK PLT, BEECH CREEK FLOOR TILE PLT
AVIS CHEMICAL CO (WYNNE AVE in BEECH CREEK, PA)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) Business NAICS classification: ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING. Organizations: OPERNAME (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
, HOWARD F LAWLESS (CONTACT/OWNER)
ARMSTRONG WORLD IND (MAIN ST RT 150 in BEECH CREEK, PA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: ELECTRICAL MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES Alternative names: GTE PROD CORP
BEECH CREEK BORO WWTP (MAIN ST in BEECH CREEK, PA)
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System NON-MAJOR (Tracking pollutant discharge elimination systems) - permit Business SIC classification: SEWERAGE SYSTEMS Alternative names: BEECH CREEK BORO AUTH
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 15.1% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 11.2%
54.2%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
21.1%Electricity
13.9%Wood
6.5%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
3.0%Coal or coke
1.1%Utility gas
0.7%Other fuel
Population in 1990: 1,723. Population change in the 1990s: +347 (+20.1%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 1,642
Northeast: 52
Midwest: 49
South: 74
West: 42
75% of the 16822 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.
94% of the 16822 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 28% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 11% moved from different state.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 16
Here:
12.3%
Pennsylvania:
16.6%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school):
Here:
0.0%
Pennsylvania:
13.6%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 9
Here:
20.6%
Pennsylvania:
41.1%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
157,078Architecture and engineering occupations
75,423Management occupations
70,807Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
55,996Production occupations
53,178Business and financial operations occupations
52,361Health technologists and technicians
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Other Services (except Public Administration): Civic and Social Organizations (5-9 employees: 1 establishment)
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Architectural Services (5-9: 1)
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2012:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2003 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
Based on the data from the years 2003 - 2018 the average number of fire incidents per year is 12. The highest number of fire incidents - 18 took place in 2009, and the least - 5 in 2013. The data has a decreasing trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most reports belonged to: Structure Fires (63.3%), and Outside Fires (24.1%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 16822