PlainZIP

Central City, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Central City, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,676. 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 CENTRAL-CITY-PA · Central City, PA 1 ZIPs · 2,676 pop · #16842/25278 · Somerset County

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

  • INC-MID $62,019
  • RANK-LOWER #16842/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hollsopple
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 90% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,676
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $106,400

Nearest income peer: Hollsopple, PA ( $78 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 Central City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Central City 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, Central City, PA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

33rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,676
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$62,019
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $62,019 and poverty 10.7% concentrate in 15926.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (89.7%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Pennsylvania, West Lebanon is the closest lower-income city and Fannettsburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Central City.

Population concentration

Central City's single ZIP 15926 carries the town

Central City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 15926 is the entire residential footprint (2,676 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 Central City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 44 establishments, 268 employees , annual payroll $12,363k (~16 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 15926 (44 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (7) · also Other services (except public administration) · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Central City, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Somerset County, which covers 35 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Central City. See the Somerset County roll-up →

Central City lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Somerset County: Meyersdale, Salisbury and Davidsville earn more and Somerset, Berlin and Confluence earn less. Davidsville marks the far end of that range at $87,237, 41% above Central City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
15926 2,676 $62,019 44 37
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