PlainZIP

Waterfall, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waterfall, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 462. 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 WATERFALL-PA · Waterfall, PA 1 ZIPs · 462 pop · #17879/25278 · Fulton County

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

  • INC-MID $60,000
  • RANK-LOWER #17879/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Mc Connellsburg
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 91% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 462
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $198,200

Nearest income peer: Mc Connellsburg, PA (+ $1,296 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 Waterfall

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Waterfall on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Waterfall, PA sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
462
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,000
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 $60,000 and poverty 17.5% concentrate in 16689.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (90.9%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Waterfall's single ZIP 16689 carries the town

Waterfall is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 16689 is the entire residential footprint (462 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 Waterfall

Citywide ZBP: 4 establishments, 30 employees , annual payroll $886k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 16689 (4 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Waterfall, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Fulton County, which covers 11 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Waterfall. See the Fulton County roll-up →

Waterfall sits in the lower half of Fulton County on income: Warfordsburg, Needmore and Hustontown report more, and only Fort Littleton reports less. Big Cove Tannery marks the far end of that range at $84,205, 40% above Waterfall.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
16689 462 $60,000 4 9
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Waterfall 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 Waterfall, .