PlainZIP

South Fork, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for South Fork, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,739. 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 SOUTH-FORK-PA · South Fork, PA 1 ZIPs · 2,739 pop · #20933/25278 · Cambria County

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

  • INC-MID $52,448
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20933/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Northern Cambria
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 87% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,739
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $87,700

Nearest income peer: Northern Cambria, PA (+ $52 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 South Fork

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

17th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,739
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$52,448
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 ($52,448 average) · poverty 13.3%. The primary code (15956) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (87.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within Pennsylvania, Stockdale is the closest lower-income city and Northern Cambria the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for South Fork.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 15956, is all of South Fork

There is no split to weigh here: 15956 holds every one of South Fork's 2,739 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP South Fork

Citywide ZBP: 33 establishments, 187 employees , annual payroll $6,872k (~12 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 15956 (33 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (11) · also Retail trade · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in South Fork, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Cambria County, which covers 46 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in South Fork. See the Cambria County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Cambria County reports a higher average ZIP median income than South Fork, Ebensburg, Portage and Cresson among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Loretto marks the far end of that range at $88,274, 68% above South Fork.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
15956 2,739 $52,448 33 131
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South Fork 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 South Fork, .