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Petrolia, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Petrolia, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,546. 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 PETROLIA-PA · Petrolia, PA 1 ZIPs · 1,546 pop · #19308/25278 · Butler County

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

  • INC-MID $56,708
  • RANK-LOWER #19308/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Slippery Rock
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,546
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $132,700

Nearest income peer: Slippery Rock, PA (+ $1,580 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 Petrolia

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

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,546
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$56,708
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 ($56,708 average) · poverty 5.9%. The primary code (16050) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Petrolia as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Lawton is the closest lower-income city and Pocono Summit the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Petrolia.

Population concentration

Petrolia's single ZIP 16050 carries the town

Petrolia is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 16050 is the entire residential footprint (1,546 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Petrolia

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 282 employees , annual payroll $25,735k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 16050 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Accommodation and food services · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Petrolia, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Butler County, which covers 31 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Petrolia. See the Butler County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Butler County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Petrolia, Butler, Cranberry Township and Mars among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Mars marks the far end of that range at $151,560, 167% above Petrolia.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
16050 1,546 $56,708 23 24
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Petrolia 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 Petrolia, .