PlainZIP

Distant, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Distant, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 154. 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 DISTANT-PA · Distant, PA 1 ZIPs · 154 pop · #17658/25278 · Armstrong County

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

  • INC-MID $60,521
  • RANK-LOWER #17658/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Templeton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 154
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $83,800

Nearest income peer: Templeton, PA ( $660 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 Distant

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

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
154
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,521
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 $60,521 and poverty 7.7% concentrate in 16223.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Distant as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Distant reads through its lone ZIP, 16223

154 ACS residents, one ZIP: 16223 is not the leading code inside Distant, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Distant's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 18 employees , annual payroll $317k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 16223 (5 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Distant, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Armstrong County, which covers 22 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Distant. See the Armstrong County roll-up →

Distant sits in the lower half of Armstrong County on income: Kittanning, Ford City and Freeport report more, Adrian and Spring Church report less. Freeport marks the far end of that range at $81,731, 35% above Distant.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
16223 154 $60,521 5 55
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Distant 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 Distant, .