PlainZIP

North East, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for North East, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,478. 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 NORTH-EAST-PA · North East, PA 1 ZIPs · 12,478 pop · #9719/25278 · Erie County

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

  • INC-HIGH $78,675
  • RANK-UPPER #9719/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mc Kean
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,478
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $193,300

Nearest income peer: Mc Kean, PA (+ $1,460 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 North East

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

Top 38%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,478
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,675
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 16428 (12,478 residents). Household income $78,675 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating North East as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Millheim is the closest lower-income city and Fryburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for North East.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 16428, is all of North East

There is no split to weigh here: 16428 holds every one of North East's 12,478 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on North East's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 273 establishments, 3,742 employees , annual payroll $207,861k (~22 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 16428 (273 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (43) · also Other services (except public administration) · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in North East, PA

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

North East sits in the upper half of Erie County on income: Erie, Edinboro and Corry report less, while Waterford, Fairview and Girard report more. Fairview marks the far end of that range at $108,214, 38% above North East.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
16428 12,478 $78,675 273 66
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North East 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 North East, .