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Lake City, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Lake City, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,450. 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 LAKE-CITY-PA · Lake City, PA 1 ZIPs · 4,450 pop · #11252/25278 · Erie County

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

  • INC-MID $74,635
  • RANK-MID #11252/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Wattsburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,450
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $168,200

Nearest income peer: Wattsburg, PA ( $1,064 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 Lake City

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

Top 45%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,450
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$74,635
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 16423 (4,450 residents). Household income $74,635 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (85.4%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 16423, is all of Lake City

There is no split to weigh here: 16423 holds every one of Lake City's 4,450 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 Lake City

Citywide ZBP: 57 establishments, 903 employees , annual payroll $37,922k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 16423 (57 units) ; leading NAICS Manufacturing (16) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Lake City, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Erie County, which covers 30 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Lake City. See the Erie County roll-up →

Lake City lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Erie County: North East, Waterford and Fairview earn more and Erie, Edinboro and Corry earn less. Fairview marks the far end of that range at $108,214, 45% above Lake City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
16423 4,450 $74,635 57 182
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Lake 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 Lake City, .