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Erie, PA ZIP Codes

26 ZIP codes use the postal name Erie, Pennsylvania (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 14 residential and 12 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $16,394 in 16501 to $81,060 in 16506, 4.9 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Erie's most populous ZIP code is 16509, with 28,595 people (ACS 2020-2024); 0% of its land is in the city of Erie.

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  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are Erie's ZIP codes?

16501: $16k median household income16502: $39k median household income16503: $32k median household income16504: $57k median household income16505: $73k median household income16506: $81k median household income16507: $33k median household income16508: $56k median household income16509: $69k median household income16510: $67k median household income16511: $74k median household income16546: – median household income16550: – median household income16563: – median household income16509165101650516511165061650716508165021650316504165011656316501: $16k median household income16502: $39k median household income16503: $32k median household income16504: $57k median household income16505: $73k median household income16506: $81k median household income16507: $33k median household income16508: $56k median household income16509: $69k median household income16510: $67k median household income16511: $74k median household income16546: – median household income16550: – median household income16563: – median household income165091651016505165111650616507165081650216503165041650116501: $16k median household income16502: $39k median household income16503: $32k median household income16504: $57k median household income16505: $73k median household income16506: $81k median household income16507: $33k median household income16508: $56k median household income16509: $69k median household income16510: $67k median household income16511: $74k median household income16546: – median household income16550: – median household income16563: – median household income16509165101650516511165061650716508
The 14 residential ZIP codes named Erie, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are Erie's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 16506 ($81,060), the lowest in 16501 ($16,394). Home values run from $64,600 in 16503 to $237,300 in 16506.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 14 residential ZIP codes of Erie

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Erie, PA, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
16509 Erie County 28,595 748 $69k $221k
16510 Erie County 24,198 734 $67k $171k
16506 Erie County 24,070 1,772 $81k $237k
16502 Erie County 15,995 6,452 $39k $93k
16504 Erie County 15,931 5,776 $57k $116k
16503 Erie County 15,753 6,469 $32k $65k
16505 Erie County 15,270 1,311 $73k $212k
16508 Erie County 14,958 5,335 $56k $133k
16511 Erie County 11,776 1,594 $74k $172k
16507 Erie County 8,597 4,115 $33k $66k
16501 Erie County 2,022 2,824 $16k –
16563 Erie County 1,607 3,677 – –
16546 Erie County 929 9,019 – –
16550 Erie County no residents 0 – –

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in Erie

12 ZIP codes named Erie have no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.

Erie, PA: ZIP codes without a residential area, for PO boxes or one organization (GeoNames postal codes; USPS does not publish openly which is which)
ZIPCounty
16512Erie County
16514Erie County
16515Erie County
16522Erie County
16530Erie County
16531Erie County
16534Erie County
16538Erie County
16541Erie County
16544Erie County
16553Erie County
16565Erie County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.

Which counties do Erie's ZIP codes reach?

Erie's residential ZIP codes lie in Erie County.

Which places do Erie's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Erie's residential ZIP codes cover Erie itself and 4 other places, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

  • Northwest Harborcreek census-designated 16510, 16511
  • Lawrence Park census-designated 16511
  • Penn State Erie (Behrend) census-designated 16563
  • Wesleyville 16510

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (shares of land).

Which first three digits do Erie's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Erie starts with 165.

Three-digit prefixes of Erie's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Erie's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
165 Pittsburgh, PA (SCF 150) 26 26

All 26 ZIP codes that start with 165 are Erie's: 14 residential codes and 12 PO Box or unique codes, sorted at Pittsburgh, PA (SCF 150).

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.