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Altoona ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

Altoona, PA has 3 ZIP codes (16601, 16602 and 16603) and area codes 814 and 582. The largest is 16601.

USPS city name
3 ZIP codes
Population
43,196
Area codes
814, 582

Altoona in numbers

About 43,196 people live in Altoona, in 18,777 households, the 13th-largest of Pennsylvania's 1,944 census places. The median household income is $51,250 a year, 34% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $119,900 (53% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $819 a month. The median age is 40.4; 20.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 18 minutes.

Population43,196Altoona43,196
Households18,777Altoona18,777
Median age40.4Altoona40.4Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$51,250Altoona$51,250Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$119,900Altoona$119,900Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$819Altoona$819Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%Altoona20.5%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute17.9 minAltoona17.9 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density4,412 / sq miAltoona4,412 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Altoona city. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Altoona

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Altoona
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
16601 Altoona , PA Standard 33,515 $58,070 $147,200
16602 Altoona , PA Standard 26,352 $55,046 $125,700
16603 Altoona , PA No street area — — —

Map of Altoona ZIP codes

166011660216603

The ZIP codes of Altoona, PA, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Altoona

The nearest larger towns are Hagerstown, MD (43,665 people, 70 mi), Harrisburg (50,287 people, 81 mi) and Pittsburgh (304,759 people, 83 mi).

Towns near Altoona
TownPopulationDistance
Greenwood 2,853 3.2 mi
Hollidaysburg 5,558 5.3 mi
Penn Farms 2,508 6.4 mi
Tyrone 5,377 14.2 mi
Ebensburg 3,321 17.2 mi
Huntingdon 6,897 20.7 mi
Northern Cambria 3,494 22.3 mi
Nanty-Glo 2,598 22.9 mi
Stormstown 2,532 27.9 mi
Philipsburg 2,748 28.3 mi
Geistown 2,507 28.9 mi
Windber 3,860 29.2 mi
Belmont 2,618 29.9 mi

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