State profile · PA
Pennsylvania ZIP Codes
Demographics, income, and housing across every ZIP code in Pennsylvania, benchmarked against all 50 states, DC and Puerto Rico.
- 1,795
- ZIP codes
- 12,702,102
- Population
- $77,864
- Avg ZIP income
- 67
- Counties
The verdict
Pennsylvania holds the 2nd-most ZIP codes in the country, with an average ZIP household income 8% above the national ZIP median — 23rd of 52 states & territories.
- #2
- of 52 by ZIP count
- #23
- of 52 by avg income
- 12,702,102
- people across all ZIPs
- 67
- counties covered
Ranks compare this state against all reporting states using ZIP-level Census ACS 5-Year aggregates.
Pennsylvania (PA) contains 1,795 ZIP codes spread across 67 counties and 1,610 distinct cities. Together those ZIP areas cover a total population of 12,702,102 based on Census ACS 5-Year Estimates. ZIP-level granularity matters here: Pennsylvania stretches across very different economic zones, and a single state-wide average hides the 10x spread you will see between its highest-income and lowest-income ZIP codes in the table below.
The economic baseline across Pennsylvania ZIPs shows an average median household income of $77,864 and an average home value of $227,282, with a state-wide average median age of 44.6. These averages are computed over every ZIP in PA with reported data, not weighted by population, so small rural ZIPs count the same as metropolitan ones. Use them as a reference line, then drill into the ZIP tables to see where affluent suburbs, rural counties, and urban cores deviate from the state mean.
The largest urban concentrations in Pennsylvania by population are Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Reading, Erie, York, and each city aggregates multiple ZIP codes worth of Census data on its own city page. Every record in this view comes from publicly available federal datasets, primarily the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey and USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Area files, with no proprietary scoring, estimation, or editorial adjustment. Click any county to drill down to its ZIP-level detail, or jump directly to a ZIP code to see household income, housing cost, demographic breakdown, nearby ZIPs, and FHFA home-price history for that specific five-digit area.
Largest cities in Pennsylvania
Top 10 cities by population in Pennsylvania
Total resident population aggregated from every ZIP code the Census assigns to each city.
- Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
1,526,206 residents
- Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
687,276 residents
- Reading 213,013
Reading, PA
213,013 residents
- Erie 187,498
Erie, PA
187,498 residents
- York 175,624
York, PA
175,624 residents
- Allentown 166,081
Allentown, PA
166,081 residents
- Harrisburg 165,527
Harrisburg, PA
165,527 residents
- Lancaster 164,596
Lancaster, PA
164,596 residents
- Bethlehem 123,241
Bethlehem, PA
123,241 residents
- West Chester 105,091
West Chester, PA
105,091 residents
What this shows Population concentrates heavily in the state's largest metros, while most of its 1,610 cities are far smaller, a pattern the ZIP-level tables below make concrete.
Counties in Pennsylvania
Which cities have the most ZIPs in Pennsylvania?
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ZIP Codes in Pennsylvania
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Official Data Resources
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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023); USPS ZIP Code Tabulation Areas via the HUD USPS Crosswalk.
Read our methodology to see how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.