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New Bethlehem, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for New Bethlehem, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,693. 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 NEW-BETHLEHEM-PA · New Bethlehem, PA 1 ZIPs · 4,693 pop · #19757/25278 · Clarion County

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

  • INC-MID $55,677
  • RANK-LOWER #19757/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Sligo
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,693
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $134,700

Nearest income peer: Sligo, PA (+ $381 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 New Bethlehem

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest New Bethlehem 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, New Bethlehem, 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.

22nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,693
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,677
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 ($55,677 average) · poverty 16.5%. The primary code (16242) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating New Bethlehem as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Millersburg is the closest lower-income city and Homestead the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for New Bethlehem.

Population concentration

New Bethlehem's single ZIP 16242 carries the town

New Bethlehem is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 16242 is the entire residential footprint (4,693 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on New Bethlehem's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 115 establishments, 893 employees , annual payroll $32,117k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 16242 (115 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (22) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in New Bethlehem, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Clarion County, which covers 23 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in New Bethlehem. See the Clarion County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Clarion County reports a higher average ZIP median income than New Bethlehem, Clarion, Knox and Parker among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Leeper marks the far end of that range at $91,159, 64% above New Bethlehem.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
16242 4,693 $55,677 115 20
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New Bethlehem 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 New Bethlehem, .