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Wellsboro, PA

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Wellsboro, PA: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,243. 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 WELLSBORO-PA · Wellsboro, PA 1 ZIPs · 10,243 pop · #14411/25278 · Tioga County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $67,146
  • RANK-MID #14411/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Knoxville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,243
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $237,100

Nearest income peer: Knoxville, PA (+ $2,009 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 Wellsboro

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

43rd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,243
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$67,146
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 $67,146 and poverty 7.4% concentrate in 16901.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Wellsboro as a pure owner town.

Within Pennsylvania, Mapleton Depot is the closest lower-income city and Mill Creek the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Wellsboro.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 16901, is all of Wellsboro

There is no split to weigh here: 16901 holds every one of Wellsboro's 10,243 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Wellsboro's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 307 establishments, 3,640 employees , annual payroll $178,461k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 16901 (307 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (53) · also Health care and social assistance · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Wellsboro, PA

These ZIP codes sit in Tioga County, which covers 21 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Wellsboro. See the Tioga County roll-up →

Wellsboro sits in the upper half of Tioga County on income: Mansfield, Westfield and Tioga report less, while Blossburg, Knoxville and Liberty report more. Roaring Branch marks the far end of that range at $88,553, 32% above Wellsboro.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
16901 10,243 $67,146 307 17
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Wellsboro 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 Wellsboro, .