Mercer County · Pennsylvania
ZIP code 16125
- Population
- 17,088
- Median income
- $56,851
- Median home
- $125,700
- Sales tax
- 6%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Pennsylvania state rate
Quick answer
ZIP 16125 sits in Mercer County, Pennsylvania and is home to 17,088 people. Median household income is $56,851, the median home is worth $125,700 and median gross rent is $773. 71.5% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6% (Pennsylvania state rate).
- County
- Mercer County
- State
- Pennsylvania (PA)
- Area codes
- Not published
- Metro area
- Outside covered metros
FIPS 42085
1,833 ZIPs covered
No NANPA match for this ZIP
Rate jurisdiction used for tax
The numbers for 16125
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 17,088ZIP 16125 residents
- Median household income
- $56,851Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $125,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $773Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 47.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.5%Owner-occupied households
Sales tax in 16125
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
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.
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 16125 compares
ZIP 16125 against the median ZIP in Mercer County and across Pennsylvania.
| Measure | ZIP 16125 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $56,851 | $64,563 | $70,000 | -19% |
| Median home value | $125,700 | $166,300 | $187,400 | -33% |
| Median gross rent | $773 | $797 | $953 | -19% |
| Population | 17,088 | 2,513 | 2,230 | +666% |
Medians are computed across the 20 ZIP areas in Mercer County and the 1833 ZIP areas in Pennsylvania.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 1833 Pennsylvania ZIP areas.
- Income
- #1,312
- Home value
- #1,264
- Population
- #248
richer than 21% of 1,668 state ZIPs
above 24% of 1,672 state ZIPs
larger than 86% of 1,833 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Pennsylvania ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Mercer County.
ZIP 16125 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 16125?
- ZIP 16125 lies mostly in Mercer 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 16125?
- Pennsylvania charges 6% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
- Is 16125 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $773 a month, about 16% of median household income, and the median home is worth $125,700 — -33% 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.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- Pennsylvania Department of Revenue — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
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.