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Sandy Lake, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sandy Lake, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,726. 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 SANDY-LAKE-PA · Sandy Lake, PA 1 ZIPs · 2,726 pop · #14338/25278 · Mercer County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $67,321
  • RANK-MID #14338/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under West Middlesex
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,726
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $180,100

Nearest income peer: West Middlesex, PA (+ $2,070 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 Sandy Lake

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

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,726
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,321
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 $67,321 and poverty 9.0% concentrate in 16145.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sandy Lake as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Northumberland is the closest lower-income city and Bushkill the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sandy Lake.

Population concentration

Sandy Lake reads through its lone ZIP, 16145

2,726 ACS residents, one ZIP: 16145 is not the leading code inside Sandy Lake, 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 Sandy Lake's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 52 establishments, 388 employees , annual payroll $19,605k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 16145 (52 units) ; leading NAICS Manufacturing (9) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Sandy Lake, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Mercer County, which covers 19 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sandy Lake. See the Mercer County roll-up →

Sandy Lake sits in the upper half of Mercer County on income: Greenville, Sharon and Sharpsville report less, while Hermitage, Grove City and Mercer report more. Farrell marks the far end of that range at $42,595, 37% below Sandy Lake.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
16145 2,726 $67,321 52 22
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Sandy Lake 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 Sandy Lake, .