15856 Zip Code (PA) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 851
Zip code population in 2010: 889
Zip code population in 2000: 894

Houses and condos: 506
Renter-occupied apartments: 37
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 15856: 91.5 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 36.3 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.4 sq. mi.

Population density: 23 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: $1,440 (0.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,221 (0.9%)

For population 25 years and over in 15856:

• High school or higher: 96.8%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.7%
• Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
• Unemployed: 0.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 15856:

• Never married: 20.9%
• Now married: 59.9%
• Separated: 0.6%
• Widowed: 7.5%
• Divorced: 11.1%

• 
• • 82497.3%White
  • 161.9%Hispanic or Latino
  • 30.4%Some other race
  • 30.4%Two or more races
  • 10.1%Asian

100% rural population.

Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 15856, filed in 2021:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $60,471 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$60,471
State:	$75,707

Salary/wage: $58,268 (reported on 75.6% of returns)

Here:	$58,268
State:	$62,806

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1096.7% for AGIs below $25k, 3058.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5644.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9640.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 21326.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $447 (reported on 37.8% of returns)

This zip code:	$447
Pennsylvania:	$1,633

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.3% for AGIs below $25k, 22.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 38.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 36.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,691 (reported on 24.4% of returns)

Here:	$1,691
State:	$7,382

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 53.3% for AGIs below $25k, 86.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 190.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$6,238 (reported on 17.8% of returns)

Here:	+$6,238
State:	+$23,522

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 226.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 636.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Profit/loss from business: +$4,420 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	+$4,420
State:	+$16,274

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 201.1% for AGIs below $25k, 133.3% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $10,000 (reported on 13.3% of returns)

15856:	$10,000
Pennsylvania:	$18,583

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 348.9% for AGIs below $25k, 572.0% for AGIs $50k-75k)

Earned income credit: $1,320 (reported on 11.1% of returns)

Here:	$1,320
State:	$2,100

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 73.3% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 93.3%

Here:	93%
State:	92%

(% for various income ranges: 93.3% for AGIs below $25k, 90.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 100.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 100.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 87.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 15856, filed in 2013:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $46,661 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$46,661
State:	$61,346

Salary/wage: $43,138 (reported on 80.4% of returns)

Here:	$43,138
State:	$51,902

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 68.0% for AGIs below $25k, 76.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 80.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 71.5% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $489 (reported on 41.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$489
Pennsylvania:	$1,588

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Ordinary dividends: $1,170 (reported on 21.7% of returns)

Here:	$1,170
State:	$5,827

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.1% for AGIs below $25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$1,700 (reported on 10.9% of returns)

Here:	+$1,700
State:	+$14,495

Profit/loss from business: +$3,483 (reported on 13.0% of returns)

Here:	+$3,483
State:	+$16,268

Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $6,325 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

15856:	$6,325
Pennsylvania:	$14,550

Total itemized deductions: $17,600 (18% of AGI, reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$17,600
State:	$23,538

Here:	17.6% of AGI
State:	18.4% of AGI

Charity contributions: $4,600 (reported on 8.7% of returns)

Here:	$4,600
State:	$4,025

Taxes paid: $5,871 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

15856:	$5,871
State:	$9,982

Earned income credit: $1,486 (reported on 15.2% of returns)

Here:	$1,486
State:	$2,106

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 5.0% for AGIs below $25k)

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 63.0%

Here:	63%
State:	53%

(% for various income ranges: 52.6% for AGIs below $25k, 70.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 75.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 60.0% for AGIs $100k-200k)

Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 15856, filed in 2005:

Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $35,714 (Individual Income Tax Returns)

Here:	$35,714
State:	$48,049

Salary/wage: $32,300 (reported on 86.3% of returns)

Here:	$32,300
State:	$42,646

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 106.3% for AGIs below $10k, 75.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 80.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 87.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 81.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 52.0% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable interest for individuals: $814 (reported on 47.3% of returns)

This zip code:	$814
Pennsylvania:	$1,657

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.9% for AGIs over 100k)

Taxable dividends: $1,443 (reported on 21.8% of returns)

Here:	$1,443
State:	$3,566

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.5% for AGIs below $10k, 1.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.7% for AGIs over 100k)

Net capital gain/loss: +$1,922 (reported on 14.4% of returns)

Here:	+$1,922
State:	+$9,716

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k)

Profit/loss from business: +$5,549 (reported on 11.5% of returns)

Here:	+$5,549
State:	+$14,267

Total itemized deductions: $12,785 (18% of AGI, reported on 14.6% of returns)

Here:	$12,785
State:	$18,804

Here:	18.1% of AGI
State:	19.5% of AGI

Charity contributions deductions: $3,370 (5% of AGI, reported on 12.2% of returns)

Here:	$3,370
State:	$3,337

Here:	4.5% of AGI
State:	3.3% of AGI

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.4% for AGIs over 100k)

Total tax: $4,224 (reported on 74.5% of returns)

15856:	$4,224
State:	$8,008

(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.5% for AGIs below $10k, 4.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.8% for AGIs over 100k)

Earned income credit: $1,483 (reported on 13.5% of returns)

Here:	$1,483
State:	$1,643

Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 62.2%

Here:	62%
State:	56%

(% for various income ranges: 55.1% for AGIs below $10k, 67.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 61.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 81.2% for AGIs over 100k)

Nearest zip codes: 16838, 15849, 15801, 15848, 16833, 16843.
No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 43
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 358

Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 135 (70 now married, 64 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 15856 with a mortgage: 140 (21 second mortgage, 18 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 34

Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,034
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $443

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

• Zip code 15856 household income distribution in 2022

• 24Less than $10,000
• 13$10,000 to $14,999
• 17$15,000 to $19,999
• 33$20,000 to $24,999
• 9$25,000 to $29,999
• 11$30,000 to $34,999
• 12$35,000 to $39,999
• 35$40,000 to $44,999
• 22$45,000 to $49,999
• 32$50,000 to $59,999
• 37$60,000 to $74,999
• 56$75,000 to $99,999
• 47$100,000 to $124,999
• 26$125,000 to $149,999
• 1$150,000 to $199,999
• 19$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 15856

• 1$25,000 to $29,999
• 4$30,000 to $34,999
• 5$35,000 to $39,999
• 5$40,000 to $49,999
• 8$50,000 to $59,999
• 14$60,000 to $69,999
• 14$70,000 to $79,999
• 21$80,000 to $89,999
• 29$90,000 to $99,999
• 32$100,000 to $124,999
• 17$125,000 to $149,999
• 53$150,000 to $174,999
• 13$175,000 to $199,999
• 51$200,000 to $249,999
• 18$250,000 to $299,999
• 14$300,000 to $399,999
• 6$400,000 to $499,999
• 13$500,000 to $749,999
• 2$750,000 to $999,999
• 5$1,000,000 to $1,499,999
• 2$2,000,000 or more

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 15856

• 7$300 to $349
• 4$400 to $449
• 3$550 to $599
• 7$700 to $749
• 14No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $767.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $164,474

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $162,798 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $102,479 - $235,493

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $221,527

Here:	$221,527
State:	$317,202

Mobile homes: $92,440

Here:	$92,440
State:	$92,414

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 429
• One, attached: 1
• Two: 5
• 3 or 4: 2
• 5 to 9: 7
• Mobile homes: 57

Unemployment: 0.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 15856

• 78.6%336Drove a car alone
• 10.1%43Carpooled
• 1.2%5Motorcycle
• 2.6%11Walked
• 1.6%7Other means
• 3.5%15Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 15856

• 7Less than 5 minutes
• 535 to 9 minutes
• 5010 to 14 minutes
• 14615 to 19 minutes
• 4820 to 24 minutes
• 3125 to 29 minutes
• 2630 to 34 minutes
• 235 to 39 minutes
• 340 to 44 minutes
• 1045 to 59 minutes
• 160 to 89 minutes
• 1590 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 88.5%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 851

• Male householders: 195 (66 living alone), Female householders: 208 (51 living alone)

• 218 spouses (218 opposite-sex spouses), 10 unmarried partners, (10 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 182 children (180 natural, 2 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 24 grandchildren, 2 brothers or sisters, 6 parents, 0 foster children, 3 other relatives, 7 non-relatives

Size of family households: 165 2-persons, 59 3-persons, 32 4-persons, 7 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 116 1-person, 18 2-persons

71 married couples with children.
23 single-parent households (1 men, 22 women).

98.9% of residents of 15856 zip code speak English at home.
0.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (100% very well).
0.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% very well).

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.6%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5.4%

Population in 1990: 833. Population change in the 1990s: +61 (+7.3%).

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

• This state: 780
• Northeast: 26
• Midwest: 11
• South: 10
• West: 12

74% of the 15856 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Pennsylvania.

97% of the 15856 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 75% moved from this county.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 29% 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): 19
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 2

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

• Mining: Bituminous Coal and Lignite Surface Mining (1-4 employees: 1 establishment)
• Construction: Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Residential Remodelers (1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Electrical Contractors (1-4: 1)
• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (1-4: 1)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Landscaping Services (1-4: 1)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Religious Organizations (1-4: 1)

Most common first names in zip code 15856 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Mary	8	84.1 years
William	8	75.4 years
John	7	75.6 years
George	4	78.0 years
Helen	4	78.5 years
Donald	3	74.4 years
Evelyn	3	79.7 years
Charles	3	78.1 years
James	3	70.6 years
Lawrence	3	74.3 years

Most common last names in zip code 15856 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Bailey	12	77.2 years
Shaffer	10	78.9 years
Kirk	7	79.8 years
Hollopeter	6	81.2 years
Bloom	5	82.6 years
Orner	4	87.0 years
Beard	4	71.8 years
Brown	4	78.5 years
Huey	4	90.2 years
Rensel	3	80.3 years

Businesses in zip code 15856

• La-Z-Boy: 1