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Bellefonte, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Bellefonte, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 26,617. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet BELLEFONTE-PA · Bellefonte, PA 1 ZIPs · 26,617 pop · #10637/25278 · Centre County

INC-HIGH · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $76,245
  • RANK-MID #10637/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Centre Hall
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-SMALL 26,617
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $272,800

Nearest income peer: Centre Hall, PA (+ $223 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 Bellefonte

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Bellefonte 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, Bellefonte, PA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 42%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
26,617
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,245
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 16823 (26,617 residents). Household income $76,245 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Bellefonte as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Bellefonte's single ZIP 16823 carries the town

Bellefonte is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 16823 is the entire residential footprint (26,617 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Bellefonte's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 498 establishments, 5,730 employees , annual payroll $291,205k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 16823 (498 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (61) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Bellefonte, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Centre County, which covers 27 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Bellefonte. See the Centre County roll-up →

Bellefonte lands mid-pack among the 11 cities sharing Centre County: Port Matilda, Boalsburg and Julian earn more and State College, Philipsburg and Howard earn less. Port Matilda marks the far end of that range at $121,528, 59% above Bellefonte.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
16823 26,617 $76,245 498 80
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Bellefonte 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 Bellefonte, .