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Wampum, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wampum, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,477. 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 WAMPUM-PA · Wampum, PA 1 ZIPs · 3,477 pop · #17733/25278 · Lawrence County

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

  • INC-MID $60,345
  • RANK-LOWER #17733/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over New Castle
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,477
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $158,800

Nearest income peer: New Castle, PA ( $2,666 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 Wampum

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

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,477
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,345
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 $60,345 and poverty 12.4% concentrate in 16157.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wampum as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, New Geneva is the closest lower-income city and Berwick the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wampum.

Population concentration

Wampum reads through its lone ZIP, 16157

3,477 ACS residents, one ZIP: 16157 is not the leading code inside Wampum, 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 Wampum's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 59 establishments, 676 employees , annual payroll $44,098k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 16157 (59 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (12) · also Construction · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Wampum, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Lawrence County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wampum. See the Lawrence County roll-up →

Wampum sits in the lower half of Lawrence County on income: Ellwood City, New Wilmington and Volant report more, New Castle, West Pittsburg and Hillsville report less. Pulaski marks the far end of that range at $85,375, 41% above Wampum.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
16157 3,477 $60,345 59 54
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Wampum 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 Wampum, .