PlainZIP

Bedford, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bedford, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,036. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BEDFORD-PA · Bedford, PA 1 ZIPs · 12,036 pop · #19176/25278 · Bedford County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,029
  • RANK-LOWER #19176/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Clearville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,036
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $197,200

Nearest income peer: Clearville, PA (+ $183 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Bedford

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bedford on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Bedford, PA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,036
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,029
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($57,029 average) · poverty 7.3%. The primary code (15522) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bedford as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Cassandra is the closest lower-income city and Ralston the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Bedford.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 15522, is all of Bedford

There is no split to weigh here: 15522 holds every one of Bedford's 12,036 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Bedford's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 434 establishments, 6,645 employees , annual payroll $306,382k (~36 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 15522 (434 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (82) · also Other services (except public administration) · Finance and insurance .

View your shortlist →

ZIP Codes in Bedford, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Bedford County, which covers 24 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bedford. See the Bedford County roll-up →

Bedford lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Bedford County: Everett, New Enterprise and Hopewell earn more and Saxton, New Paris and Alum Bank earn less. New Enterprise marks the far end of that range at $76,364, 34% above Bedford.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
15522 12,036 $57,029 434 25
How we build city roll-ups · Guide: reading ZIP code data · BLS wages

Bedford roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Bedford, .