PlainZIP

Brownsville, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Brownsville, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 9,469. 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 BROWNSVILLE-PA · Brownsville, PA 1 ZIPs · 9,469 pop · #19855/25278 · Fayette County

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

  • INC-MID $55,395
  • RANK-LOWER #19855/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Normalville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-TOWN 9,469
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $106,400

Nearest income peer: Normalville, PA (+ $906 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 Brownsville

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Brownsville 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, Brownsville, 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.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
9,469
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,395
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 ($55,395 average) · poverty 18.3%. The primary code (15417) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Brownsville as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Lyon Station is the closest lower-income city and Jersey Mills the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Brownsville.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 15417, is all of Brownsville

There is no split to weigh here: 15417 holds every one of Brownsville's 9,469 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Brownsville

Citywide ZBP: 109 establishments, 1,443 employees , annual payroll $53,386k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 15417 (109 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (22) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Brownsville, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Fayette County, which covers 55 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Brownsville. See the Fayette County roll-up →

Brownsville sits in the lower half of Fayette County on income: Smithfield, Dunbar and Masontown report more, Uniontown, Connellsville and Hopwood report less. Perryopolis marks the far end of that range at $69,438, 25% above Brownsville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
15417 9,469 $55,395 109 167
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Brownsville 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 Brownsville, .