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Rural Valley, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rural Valley, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,089. 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 RURAL-VALLEY-PA · Rural Valley, PA 1 ZIPs · 2,089 pop · #13986/25278 · Armstrong County

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

  • INC-MID $68,214
  • RANK-MID #13986/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Worthington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,089
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $164,400

Nearest income peer: Worthington, PA (+ $1,161 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 Rural Valley

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

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,089
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,214
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 $68,214 and poverty 7.9% concentrate in 16249.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rural Valley as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Parkhill is the closest lower-income city and Forest City the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rural Valley.

Population concentration

Rural Valley's single ZIP 16249 carries the town

Rural Valley is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 16249 is the entire residential footprint (2,089 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 Rural Valley

Citywide ZBP: 25 establishments, 123 employees , annual payroll $2,087k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 16249 (25 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (7) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Rural Valley, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Armstrong County, which covers 22 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Rural Valley. See the Armstrong County roll-up →

Rural Valley lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Armstrong County: Kittanning, Freeport and Cowansville earn more and Ford City, Dayton and Templeton earn less. Adrian marks the far end of that range at $49,107, 28% below Rural Valley.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
16249 2,089 $68,214 25 29
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Rural Valley 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 Rural Valley, .