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New Castle, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for New Castle, PA: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 55,245. 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-CASTLE-PA · New Castle, PA 3 ZIPs · 55,245 pop · #18891/25278 · Lawrence County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,679
  • RANK-LOWER #18891/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Hillsville
  • BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-SMALL 55,245
  • SPREAD-MOD 16101→16105
  • HOME-LOW $133,000

Nearest income peer: Hillsville, PA ( $29 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 Castle

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest New Castle 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 Castle, PA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

25th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
55,245
city population (Census)
3
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,679
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $57,679 and poverty 12.6% concentrate in 16101.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating New Castle as a pure owner town.

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

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside New Castle differ

Housing values create the stronger within-city contrast here. ZIP 16102 has a median home value of $104,900, compared with $183,500 in 16105. Use the city average for a broad profile, then compare these ZIP pages when a housing decision depends on the local market.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.3×

16101 to 16105

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.7×

16102 to 16105

Poverty-rate spread
12.6 points

16105 to 16101

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Lead ZIP 16101 skews compact New Castle

In this 3-ZIP cluster, 16101 covers about 62% of New Castle's 55,245 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact New Castle

Citywide ZBP: 1,267 establishments, 17,997 employees , annual payroll $868,433k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 16101 (773 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (225) · also Retail trade · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in New Castle, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Lawrence County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in New Castle. See the Lawrence County roll-up →

New Castle sits in the lower half of Lawrence County on income: Ellwood City, New Wilmington and Wampum report more, and only West Pittsburg reports less. Pulaski marks the far end of that range at $85,375, 48% above New Castle.

Side-by-side: Compare 16101 vs 16105 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
16101 34,042 $51,128 773 185
16105 15,448 $65,855 425 217
16102 5,755 $56,053 69 92
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New Castle 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 Castle, .