PlainZIP

Dawson, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Dawson, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,806. 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 DAWSON-PA · Dawson, PA 1 ZIPs · 1,806 pop · #13100/25278 · Fayette County

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

  • INC-MID $70,368
  • RANK-MID #13100/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Perryopolis
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 78% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,806
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $123,200

Nearest income peer: Perryopolis, PA ( $930 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 Dawson

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

48th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,806
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,368
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 $70,368 and poverty 11.4% concentrate in 15428.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Dawson as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, West Springfield is the closest lower-income city and Cochranton the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Dawson.

Population concentration

Dawson's single ZIP 15428 carries the town

Dawson is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 15428 is the entire residential footprint (1,806 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Dawson

Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 68 employees , annual payroll $3,765k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 15428 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Dawson, PA

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

No other city sharing Fayette County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Dawson. Uniontown, Connellsville and Brownsville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Hopwood marks the far end of that range at $47,955, 32% below Dawson.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
15428 1,806 $70,368 14 34
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Dawson 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 Dawson, .