
Clarion County · Pennsylvania
ZIP code 16258
- Population
- 1,870
- Median income
- $51,125
- Median home
- $162,500
- Sales tax
- 6%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Pennsylvania state rate
Quick answer
ZIP 16258 sits in Clarion County, Pennsylvania and is home to 1,870 people. Median household income is $51,125, the median home is worth $162,500 and median gross rent is $764. 69.4% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6% (Pennsylvania state rate).
- County
- Clarion County
- State
- Pennsylvania (PA)
- Area codes
- Not published
- Metro area
- Outside covered metros
FIPS 42031
1,833 ZIPs covered
No NANPA match for this ZIP
Rate jurisdiction used for tax
The numbers for 16258
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 1,870ZIP 16258 residents
- Median household income
- $51,125Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $162,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $764Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 41.6 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 69.4%Owner-occupied households
ZIP 16258 in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
ZIP 16258 is a small town in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, with 1,870 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #973 of 1,833 ranked by population — larger than 46% of them. The median age here is 41.6 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. 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 16258 earn a median of $51,125 a year, 34.9% 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 10.5% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 16258 is valued at $162,500, 46.4% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $764 a month, 45.7% below the national figure, or roughly $9,168 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 3.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 69.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. 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.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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 16258 in context
How 16258 sits inside Clarion County and Pennsylvania.
ZIP 16258 is tabulated inside Clarion County, Pennsylvania, one of 22 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 1,833 across Pennsylvania. Fewer than 2,500 people are counted here, so the ZIP behaves like a village delivery route rather than a neighbourhood. 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 16258 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.
Against its own county, 16258 reports a median household income of $51,125, 19% below the $62,860 county median, and 27% below the $70,000 typical PA ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $162,500, close to the county figure and 13% below the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $764 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 16258 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 16258 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 16258
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 16258 compares
ZIP 16258 against the median ZIP in Clarion County and across Pennsylvania.
| Measure | ZIP 16258 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $51,125 | $62,860 | $70,000 | -27% |
| Median home value | $162,500 | $158,850 | $187,400 | -13% |
| Median gross rent | $764 | $761 | $953 | -20% |
| Population | 1,870 | 656 | 2,230 | -16% |
Medians are computed across the 22 ZIP areas in Clarion County and the 1833 ZIP areas in Pennsylvania.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 1833 Pennsylvania ZIP areas.
- Income
- #1,463
- Home value
- #1,025
- Population
- #973
richer than 12% of 1,668 state ZIPs
above 39% of 1,672 state ZIPs
larger than 47% 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 Clarion County.
Adjacent ZIP Codes
Other ZIP codes in Clarion County, Pennsylvania.
ZIP 16258 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 16258?
- ZIP 16258 lies mostly in Clarion 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 16258?
- Pennsylvania charges 6% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
- Is 16258 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $764 a month, about 18% of median household income, and the median home is worth $162,500 — -13% 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.