PlainZIP

Ridgway, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ridgway, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 6,578. 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 RIDGWAY-PA · Ridgway, PA 1 ZIPs · 6,578 pop · #18161/25278 · Elk County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $59,344
  • RANK-LOWER #18161/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Benezett
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-TOWN 6,578
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $109,400

Nearest income peer: Benezett, PA ( $4,031 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 Ridgway

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

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
6,578
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,344
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 (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,344 and poverty 10.6% concentrate in 15853.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ridgway as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Beaver Springs is the closest lower-income city and Bentleyville the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Ridgway.

Population concentration

Ridgway reads through its lone ZIP, 15853

6,578 ACS residents, one ZIP: 15853 is not the leading code inside Ridgway, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Ridgway's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 201 establishments, 2,777 employees , annual payroll $142,599k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 15853 (201 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (36) · also Manufacturing · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Ridgway, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Elk County, which covers 13 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Ridgway. See the Elk County roll-up →

Ridgway sits in the lower half of Elk County on income: Saint Marys, Kersey and Johnsonburg report more, Brockport, Force and Benezett report less. Force marks the far end of that range at $31,071, 48% below Ridgway.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
15853 6,578 $59,344 201 17
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Ridgway 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 Ridgway, .