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Rural Valley ZIP code, Pennsylvania

The ZIP code for Rural Valley, PA is 16249, and its area codes are 724 and 878.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,019
Area codes
724, 878

Mail addressed to Rural Valley uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Rural Valley in numbers

About 1,019 people live in Rural Valley, in 407 households. The median household income is $68,512 a year, 12% below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $145,200 (43% below the Pennsylvania median), and median gross rent is $685 a month. The median age is 45.5; 19.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (35.2% across Pennsylvania); the average commute takes 30 minutes.

Population1,019Rural Valley1,019
Households407Rural Valley407
Median age45.5Rural Valley45.5Pennsylvania40.9US 38.9
Median household income$68,512Rural Valley$68,512Pennsylvania$77,971US $80,734
Median home value$145,200Rural Valley$145,200Pennsylvania$254,500US $332,700
Median gross rent$685Rural Valley$685Pennsylvania$1,209US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.1%Rural Valley19.1%Pennsylvania35.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute29.9 minRural Valley29.9 minPennsylvania26.3 minUS 26.4 min
Population density483 / sq miRural Valley483 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Rural Valley

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Rural Valley
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
16249 Rural Valley , PA Standard 1,791 $68,214 $164,400

Other ZIP codes overlapping Rural Valley

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

ZIP codes overlapping Rural Valley
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
16222 Dayton , PA Standard 3,306 $64,688 $158,400

Map of Rural Valley ZIP codes

16249

The ZIP codes of Rural Valley, 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 Rural Valley

The nearest larger towns are Kittanning (3,902 people, 11 mi), Lenape Heights (1,042 people, 11 mi) and West Kittanning (1,284 people, 11 mi).

Towns near Rural Valley
TownPopulationDistance
Kittanning 3,902 10.8 mi
Ford City 2,813 11.6 mi
Indiana 14,212 14.8 mi
Vandergrift 5,011 19.4 mi
Punxsutawney 5,665 20.4 mi
Natrona Heights 6,903 24.7 mi
Blairsville 3,215 25.5 mi
Lower Burrell 11,633 25.9 mi
Brackenridge 3,167 25.9 mi
Tarentum 4,249 26.9 mi
New Kensington 12,011 27.8 mi
Brookville 3,946 27.8 mi
Arnold 4,704 28.1 mi
Clarion 4,192 28.6 mi

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