PlainZIP

Fayette City, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fayette City, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,221. 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 FAYETTE-CITY-PA · Fayette City, PA 1 ZIPs · 2,221 pop · #20393/25278 · Fayette County

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

  • INC-MID $53,917
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20393/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Uniontown
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,221
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $145,500

Nearest income peer: Uniontown, PA (+ $8 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 Fayette City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fayette 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, Fayette City, PA sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

19th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,221
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,917
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($53,917 average) · poverty 16.1%. The primary code (15438) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fayette City as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 15438, is all of Fayette City

There is no split to weigh here: 15438 holds every one of Fayette City's 2,221 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Fayette City

Citywide ZBP: 18 establishments, 85 employees , annual payroll $3,480k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 15438 (18 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (6) · also Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Fayette City, PA

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

Fayette City sits in the lower half of Fayette County on income: Brownsville, Smithfield and Dunbar report more, and only Hopwood reports less. Perryopolis marks the far end of that range at $69,438, 29% above Fayette City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
15438 2,221 $53,917 18 75
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Fayette 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 Fayette City, .