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Roots ZIP codes, Pennsylvania

No ZIP code is named for Roots, 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
287
Area codes
814, 582

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Roots 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.

Roots in numbers

About 287 people live in Roots, in 81 households. The median household income is $108,185 a year, 39% above the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $180,200 (29% below the Pennsylvania median). The median age is 35.3; 0.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania).

Population287Roots287
Households81Roots81
Median age35.3Roots35.3Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$108,185Roots$108,185Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$180,200Roots$180,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%Roots0.0%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Population density2,786 / sq miRoots2,786 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Roots

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

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

Map of Roots ZIP codes

16686

The ZIP codes of Roots, 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 Roots

The nearest larger towns are Bellwood (1,691 people, 1.9 mi), Pinecroft (350 people, 3.5 mi) and Tipton (730 people, 4.0 mi).

Towns near Roots
TownPopulationDistance
Greenwood 2,853 5.3 mi
Altoona 43,196 7.5 mi
Tyrone 5,377 7.6 mi
Hollidaysburg 5,558 12.7 mi
Penn Farms 2,508 13.9 mi
Huntingdon 6,897 20.4 mi
Philipsburg 2,748 20.8 mi
Ebensburg 3,321 20.9 mi
Stormstown 2,532 21.8 mi
Northern Cambria 3,494 21.8 mi
Nanty-Glo 2,598 26.5 mi
Park Forest Village 8,624 27.2 mi
Clearfield 5,873 28.4 mi
Toftrees 2,873 29.1 mi

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