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Northwood ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

No ZIP code is named for Northwood, PA; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 16686. Its area codes are 814 and 582.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
206
Area codes
814, 582

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Northwood itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Tyrone (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Northwood in numbers

About 206 people live in Northwood, in 117 households. The median household income is $41,250 a year, 47% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $81,800 (68% below the Pennsylvania median). The median age is 63.3; 8.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania).

Population206Northwood206
Households117Northwood117
Median age63.3Northwood63.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$41,250Northwood$41,250Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$81,800Northwood$81,800Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%Northwood8.2%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Population density390 / sq miNorthwood390 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Northwood

These ZIP codes cover part of Northwood but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Northwood
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
16686 Tyrone , PA Standard 13,427 $69,008 $173,000

Map of Northwood ZIP codes

16686

The ZIP codes of Northwood, 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 Northwood

The nearest larger towns are Tyrone (5,377 people, 1.2 mi), Olivia (387 people, 2.4 mi) and Grazierville (511 people, 3.1 mi).

Towns near Northwood
TownPopulationDistance
Tyrone 5,377 1.2 mi
Greenwood 2,853 12.3 mi
Stormstown 2,532 13.0 mi
Philipsburg 2,748 14.3 mi
Altoona 43,196 15.3 mi
Huntingdon 6,897 17.4 mi
Park Forest Village 8,624 18.4 mi
Hollidaysburg 5,558 19.7 mi
Toftrees 2,873 20.3 mi
State College 41,050 20.7 mi
Penn Farms 2,508 21.1 mi
Boalsburg 4,582 24.5 mi
Clearfield 5,873 25.7 mi
Pleasant Gap 3,208 28.2 mi

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