PlainZIP

Rockwood, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rockwood, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,684. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ROCKWOOD-PA · Rockwood, PA 1 ZIPs · 3,684 pop · #17395/25278 · Somerset County

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

  • INC-MID $61,042
  • RANK-LOWER #17395/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Boswell
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 84% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,684
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $135,500

Nearest income peer: Boswell, PA ( $187 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 Rockwood

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

31st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,684
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,042
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 $61,042 and poverty 10.2% concentrate in 15557.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (83.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rockwood as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Rockwood reads through its lone ZIP, 15557

3,684 ACS residents, one ZIP: 15557 is not the leading code inside Rockwood, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Rockwood's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 62 establishments, 1,245 employees , annual payroll $143,749k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 15557 (62 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (11) · also Accommodation and food services · Construction .

View your shortlist →

ZIP Codes in Rockwood, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Somerset County, which covers 35 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rockwood. See the Somerset County roll-up →

Rockwood lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Somerset County: Meyersdale, Friedens and Salisbury earn more and Somerset, Berlin and Confluence earn less. Davidsville marks the far end of that range at $87,237, 43% above Rockwood.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
15557 3,684 $61,042 62 16
How we build city roll-ups · Guide: reading ZIP code data · BLS wages

Rockwood 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 Rockwood, .