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Sykesville, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Sykesville, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,295. 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 SYKESVILLE-PA · Sykesville, PA 1 ZIPs · 1,295 pop · #23027/25278 · Jefferson County

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

  • INC-MID $45,313
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23027/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Anita
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 65% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,295
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $94,100

Nearest income peer: Anita, PA (+ $1,770 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 Sykesville

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

9th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,295
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$45,313
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 ($45,313 average) · poverty 14.3%. The primary code (15865) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (65.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Sykesville as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Upperstrasburg is the closest lower-income city and Shirleysburg the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Sykesville.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 15865, is all of Sykesville

There is no split to weigh here: 15865 holds every one of Sykesville's 1,295 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Sykesville's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 303 employees , annual payroll $12,726k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 15865 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (8) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Sykesville, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Jefferson County, which covers 23 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Sykesville. See the Jefferson County roll-up →

Sykesville sits in the lower half of Jefferson County on income: Punxsutawney, Brookville and Reynoldsville report more, and only Clarington reports less. Knox Dale marks the far end of that range at $125,139, 176% above Sykesville.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
15865 1,295 $45,313 23 149
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Sykesville 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 Sykesville, .