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Washington County · Pennsylvania

ZIP code 15033

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 15033 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
4,592

ZCTA residents

Median income
$43,232

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$58,200

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6%

Pennsylvania state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 15033 sits in Washington County, Pennsylvania and is home to 4,592 people. Median household income is $43,232, the median home is worth $58,200 and median gross rent is $842. 57% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6% (Pennsylvania state rate).

County
Washington County

FIPS 42125

State
Pennsylvania (PA)

1,833 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 15033

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
4,592ZIP 15033 residents
Median household income
$43,232Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$58,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$842Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
47.6 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
57%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 15033 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 15033 is a small town in Washington County, Pennsylvania, with 4,592 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #660 of 1,833 ranked by population — larger than 64% of them. The median age here is 47.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.

Households in ZIP 15033 earn a median of $43,232 a year, 45% below the national figure of $78,538. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 30.8% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 15033 is valued at $58,200, 80.8% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $842 a month, 40.1% below the national figure, or roughly $10,104 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.4% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 1.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 57% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

Reading ZIP 15033 in context

How 15033 sits inside Washington County and Pennsylvania.

ZIP 15033 is tabulated inside Washington County, Pennsylvania, one of 56 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 1,833 across Pennsylvania. Population sits in the small-town band, typically one main street plus the addresses that feed into it. County assignment on this page follows the largest share of the ZIP's land area, which matters where a delivery route crosses a county line: mail addressed to 15033 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 15033 reports a median household income of $43,232, 37% below the $68,772 county median, and 38% below the $70,000 typical PA ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $58,200, 62% below the county figure and 69% below the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $842 a month, which is why it reads higher than the advertised rent on a listing for the same unit.

Pennsylvania charges 6% statewide, and local governments overlapping 15033 may add county, city or special-district levies on top. We publish the state floor for this ZIP rather than guessing a combined figure, because ZIP boundaries and taxing-district boundaries were drawn for different purposes and do not line up.

Everything above comes from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area, with sales tax rates traced to the state revenue agency. Five-year estimates pool sixty months of responses, so they are stable enough to compare 15033 with its neighbours but always trail the current year, and any value the Census suppressed for sample size is shown as unpublished rather than filled in with a model.

Sales tax in 15033

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$6Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$60Before any exemptions

Pennsylvania levies 6% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
23%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
1.3×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$302/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
30.8%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 15033 compares

ZIP 15033 against the median ZIP in Washington County and across Pennsylvania.

MeasureZIP 15033County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$43,232$68,772$70,000-38%
Median home value$58,200$152,900$187,400-69%
Median gross rent$842$912$953-12%
Population4,5921,0192,230+106%

Medians are computed across the 56 ZIP areas in Washington County and the 1833 ZIP areas in Pennsylvania.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1833 Pennsylvania ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 5% of 1,668 state ZIPs

#1,578
Home value

above 2% of 1,672 state ZIPs

#1,642
Population

larger than 64% of 1,833 state ZIPs

#660

Comparable ZIP codes

Pennsylvania ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
15954Indiana County$43,190$79,000$595
15480Fayette County$43,491$115,400$1,008
16161Mercer County$43,625$64,600$796
18651Luzerne County$43,639$90,400$930
19142Philadelphia County$42,812$110,400$1,269
16372Venango County$43,750$95,300$624

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Washington County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

ZIP 15033 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 15033?
ZIP 15033 lies mostly in Washington County, Pennsylvania. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 15033?
Pennsylvania charges 6% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 15033 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $842 a month, about 23% of median household income, and the median home is worth $58,200 — -69% against the typical Pennsylvania ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 15033, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.