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Ellwood City, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ellwood City, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 17,185. 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 ELLWOOD-CITY-PA · Ellwood City, PA 1 ZIPs · 17,185 pop · #11961/25278 · Lawrence County

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

  • INC-MID $73,045
  • RANK-MID #11961/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ New Galilee
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 17,185
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $153,600

Nearest income peer: New Galilee, PA (+ $865 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 Ellwood City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ellwood City on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Ellwood City, PA sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 47%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
17,185
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$73,045
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 16117 (17,185 residents). Household income $73,045 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ellwood City as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Kunkletown is the closest lower-income city and Burnham the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ellwood City.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 16117, is all of Ellwood City

There is no split to weigh here: 16117 holds every one of Ellwood City's 17,185 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Ellwood City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 297 establishments, 3,416 employees , annual payroll $161,796k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 16117 (297 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (50) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Ellwood City, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Lawrence County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ellwood City. See the Lawrence County roll-up →

Ellwood City sits in the upper half of Lawrence County on income: New Castle, Wampum and Volant report less, while New Wilmington and Pulaski report more. West Pittsburg marks the far end of that range at $44,510, 39% below Ellwood City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
16117 17,185 $73,045 297 180
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Ellwood City 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 Ellwood City, .