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Somerset County · Pennsylvania

ZIP code 15565

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 15565 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
15

ZCTA residents

Median income

Household, past 12 months

Median home

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6%

Pennsylvania state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 15565 sits in Somerset County, Pennsylvania and is home to 15 people. Median household income is , the median home is worth and median gross rent is . 100% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6% (Pennsylvania state rate).

County
Somerset County

FIPS 42111

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 15565

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

Population
15ZIP 15565 residents
Median household income
Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
49.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
100%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 15565

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
Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
0%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 15565 compares

ZIP 15565 against the median ZIP in Somerset County and across Pennsylvania.

MeasureZIP 15565County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$60,972$70,000
Median home value$121,450$187,400
Median gross rent$739$953
Population158672,230-99%

Medians are computed across the 35 ZIP areas in Somerset County and the 1833 ZIP areas in Pennsylvania.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1833 Pennsylvania ZIP areas.

Income

Not published

Home value

Not published

Population

larger than 2% of 1,833 state ZIPs

#1,805

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Somerset County.

ZIP 15565 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 15565?
ZIP 15565 lies mostly in Somerset 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 15565?
Pennsylvania charges 6% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 15565 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs a month, and the median home is worth 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 15565, 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.