Population & age
- Total population
- 550
- Median age
- 52.2
ZIP 15551, PA (15551)
Somerset County · Population 550
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
PA 15551 (ZIP 15551) sits in Somerset County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Health-survey coverage is limited for this ZIP. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 1 college or university serves the area. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $60,879, well above the ~$45K national average per return. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $50,925 per worker, roughly 22% below the US average. FEMA has issued 21 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1972 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Pennsylvania levies a flat state income tax (top rate 3.07%); a household at the local median AGI of $60,879 would pay roughly $1,121/year before deductions. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Cambria County, PA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $65,000, fair market rent of $980 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $181,961, up 6.6% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 97.8%
- Black
- 0.0%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 0.0%
- Other / multi-racial
- 2.2%
Income & housing
- Median household income
- $65,000
- Median home value
- $161,800
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 11.3%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 3.9%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 184(82.1%)
- Renter-occupied
- 40(17.9%)
- Vacant units
- 96
- Built (median)
- 1958
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 8(3.6%)
- Avg commute
- 30.8 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 51(9.3%)
- Uninsured
- 31(5.6%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 170(75.9%)
- No broadband
- 54(24.1%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 3(0.5%)
- Non-English at home
- 5(0.9%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$830
/month
1 Bed
$840
/month
2 Bed
$980
/month
3 Bed
$1,320
/month
4 Bed
$1,480
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
Home values
Typical home value
$181,961
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
Year-over-year change
+6.6%
vs. March 2025
5-year change
+30.8%
vs. March 2021
Metro area
Somerset, PA
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
72
Across 72 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $22.0M.
Single-family
72
100% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
0
0% of total units
Single-family value
$22.0M
construction value
Multifamily value
$0
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Income & tax statistics
Tax returns filed
340
Average AGI
$60,879
Avg property tax
—
EITC participation
8.8%
Income distribution
- $1 – $25,00026.5% · 90
- $25,000 – $50,00026.5% · 90
- $50,000 – $75,00014.7% · 50
- $75,000 – $100,00011.8% · 40
- $100,000 – $200,00020.6% · 70
- $200,000 or more0.0% · 0
Avg mortgage interest
—
Avg charitable contribution
—
Avg capital gains
$415
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $20.7M across all reported brackets.
Business & employment
Business establishments
8
Total employment
30
Annual payroll
$1.2M
Average annual pay
$38,767
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$50,925
Average weekly wage
$979
Total employment
23,303
Total establishments
1,862
That is roughly 22% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.1%
That tracks the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
32,809
Employed
31,480
Unemployed
1,329
Based on Somerset County, PA data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Public transit
FTA tracks transit service at the urbanized-area level. Numbers below reflect the agencies and modes serving the area that contains this ZIP, not stop-level coverage.
Service status
Available
Johnstown, PA
Reporting agencies
1
Largest: Cambria County Transit Authority
Annual ridership
—
unlinked trips · 2024
Source: U.S. Federal Transit Administration, National Transit Database (transit.dot.gov). Public domain.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
21
Date Range
1972–2020
Most Recent Declaration
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Biological — declared March 30, 2020 (DR-4506)
Incident period: January 20, 2020 – May 11, 2023
Top Incident Types
- Flood6 (29%)
- Snowstorm5 (24%)
- Hurricane4 (19%)
- Severe Storm4 (19%)
- Biological2 (10%)
Individual Assistance
6
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
2
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
20
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
6
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
50.4°F
39.1° – 61.7°
Annual precipitation
47.2"
Annual snowfall
61.2"
Heating · cooling days
5,915.7 · 631.2
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: CONFLUENCE 1 SW DAM, PA US, 6.4 miles from the centroid of ZIP 15551 (ZIP 15551)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Air quality
Median daily AQI
37
GoodGood 323dModerate 35d
Peak AQI (2024)
90
Moderate
Primary pollutant
Ozone
358 days as main pollutant
Days measured
358
Based on Somerset County data (2024).
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Quality System (epa.gov). Public domain. Only counties with EPA AQS monitoring stations appear here (~30% of US counties); rural ZIPs whose primary county has no monitor will not show this section.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
9,157
That is roughly 957 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
20%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.6
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
6.0
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
7.6%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
37
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
2,492
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
8.1
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
62%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
40%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 7.8% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Somerset data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Moderate food access challenges
15.9% of Somerset County, PA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.22
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.95
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.47
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 5.8% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Somerset County, PA for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+81 people
−144 households • −$10.0M net AGI flow
Moved in
1,381households
2,398 people • $84.0M AGI
Moved out
1,525households
2,317 people • $94.0M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Cambria County, PA — 272 households
- Westmoreland County, PA — 64 households
- Allegheny County, PA — 59 households
- Fayette County, PA — 51 households
- Bedford County, PA — 33 households
Where departing residents went
- Cambria County, PA — 276 households
- Westmoreland County, PA — 107 households
- Allegheny County, PA — 92 households
- Fayette County, PA — 52 households
- Bedford County, PA — 27 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $60,834 versus departing households' $61,618.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Pennsylvania
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 15551. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
3.07%
flat · 1 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
6.34%
State 6.00% · avg local 0.34%
Property tax (effective)
1.68%
Median $3,947/year
Tax burden rank
29 of 50
10.40% of personal income
For ZIP 15551: At this ZIP's median AGI of $60,879, the estimated state income tax (before deductions) runs about $1,121 per year. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $181,961, that works out to roughly $3,056/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
No program
No program
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 15551
Nearby ZIPs by distance
15424 (Confluence, 4.7 mi) · 15557 (Rockwood, 5.4 mi) · 15540 (5.5 mi) · 15411 (Addison, 8.9 mi) · 15464 (Ohiopyle, 9.1 mi) · 15542 (Garrett, 10.9 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
All Teeth Lost
16.7%
No national benchmark available.
Short Sleep Duration
36.5%
No national benchmark available.
Colorectal Cancer Screening
66.8%
No national benchmark available.
Dental Visit
61.3%
No national benchmark available.
Mammography
75.1%
No national benchmark available.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
1
Median in-state tuition
—
Median earnings (10 yr)
$37,558
- Certificate
Somerset County Technology Center
Somerset, PA · 15501
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 89.1%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $37,558
- Median student debt
- —
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
PA 15551 (ZIP 15551) sits in Somerset County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Health-survey coverage is limited for this ZIP. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 1 college or university serves the area. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $60,879, well above the ~$45K national average per return. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $50,925 per worker, roughly 22% below the US average. FEMA has issued 21 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1972 — a high-frequency exposure profile. Pennsylvania levies a flat state income tax (top rate 3.07%); a household at the local median AGI of $60,879 would pay roughly $1,121/year before deductions. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Cambria County, PA (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $65,000, fair market rent of $980 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $181,961, up 6.6% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
Both surfaces skew lighter than national averages. That isn’t a verdict — small-area estimates compress real neighborhood-level texture, and a single ZIP reading can miss a district line or a hospital corridor sitting just outside it. Treat this as a starting point for fieldwork, not a conclusion.
Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 15551
What is the population of ZIP 15551?
550 people live in ZIP 15551, with a median age of 52.2 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the median household income in ZIP 15551?
$65,000 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 15551 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 15551, 82.1% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 17.9% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 15551?
In ZIP 15551, 3.6% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 15551?
9.3% of the population in ZIP 15551 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 15551 have broadband internet?
75.9% of households in ZIP 15551 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the typical home value in ZIP 15551?
The typical home value in ZIP 15551 is $181,961, up 6.6% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Are home values rising or falling in ZIP 15551?
Home values are up 6.6% over the past year and up 30.8% over the past five years (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
What is the average household income in ZIP 15551?
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 15551 (PA 15551) is $60,879 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
How much do homeowners pay in property tax in ZIP 15551?
Tax returns from ZIP 15551 report an average of $0 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What percentage of residents in ZIP 15551 earn over $200,000?
0.0% of tax returns from ZIP 15551 (PA 15551) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 15551?
As of 2022, 8 business establishments operated in ZIP 15551 employing 30 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 15551?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 15551 is $38,767, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 15551 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 15551 ranks in the 41th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 15551?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 15551, ranking in the 50th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 15551 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 21 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 15551 between 1972–2020 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 15551?
Flood is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 15551, accounting for 6 of 21 declarations (29%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 15551?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 15551 was "COVID-19 PANDEMIC" — a biological declared in 2020 (DR-4506) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 15551?
1 college or university is listed near ZIP 15551 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Somerset County Technology Center (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 15551?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $37,558 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 15551?
ZIP 15551 has an average annual temperature of 50.4°F and 47.2" of annual precipitation based on the CONFLUENCE 1 SW DAM, PA US weather station 6.4 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
Does ZIP 15551 have public transit?
Yes — ZIP 15551 is part of the Johnstown, PA urbanized area, primarily served by Cambria County Transit Authority (National Transit Database 2024, retrieved May 4, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 15551?
Pennsylvania has a flat income tax with a top rate of 3.07%. Households at the local median AGI of $60,879 would pay roughly $1,121 in state income tax annually (estimated, before deductions). Combined sales tax: 6.34% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Pennsylvania have paid family leave?
Pennsylvania has no state paid family leave program (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 15551?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (5 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (1 institution), income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (21 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), public transit coverage from the National Transit Database (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (21 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). Transit coverage retrieved May 4, 2026 from the National Transit Database (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 15551
Nearby ZIPs by distance
15424 (Confluence, 4.7 mi) · 15557 (Rockwood, 5.4 mi) · 15540 (5.5 mi) · 15411 (Addison, 8.9 mi) · 15464 (Ohiopyle, 9.1 mi) · 15542 (Garrett, 10.9 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
41st percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 3 census tracts, population 591
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
8
Limited English Speakers
1
Persons with Disability
88
Without HS Diploma
53
Without Health Insurance
32
Adults Age 65+
150
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.