Melcroft, PA · standard
ZIP Code 15462
Fayette County, Pennsylvania - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 398
- 109/sq mi
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
ZIP code 15462 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Melcroft, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, home to just 398 residents across 3.7 square miles, a density of 109 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 15462, but per-capita income is $13,241. The poverty rate stands at 13.8% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. The typical home here is valued at -; renters pay a median of - monthly, and 100.0% of units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 63.1, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 10 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 15462, plus 6 more within Fayette County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 15462, Melcroft, PA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
398
Population
3.7
Area (sq mi)
109
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 15462?
63.1
Median Age
32.5%
Male
67.5%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$13,241
Per Capita Income
13.8%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
38
Total Housing Units
38
Occupied Units
0
Vacant Units
2.11
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 15462, employing approximately 57 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,187,000.
8
Businesses
57
Employees
$2.2M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 15462 vs 15446 →
ZIP 15462 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 15610
Acme (15610)
3,738 residents
- 15469
Normalville (15469)
2,331 residents
- 15464
Mill Run (15464)
1,536 residents
- 15687 1,476
Stahlstown (15687)
1,476 residents
- 15622 1,387
Champion (15622)
1,387 residents
- 15490 628
White (15490)
628 residents
- 15628 525
Donegal (15628)
525 residents
- 15462 398
Melcroft (15462)
398 residents
- 15446 324
Indian Head (15446)
324 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 15462 ranks #8 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15446 | Indian Head, PA | 324 | 1.7 mi |
| 15628 | Donegal, PA | 525 | 3.1 mi |
| 15469 | Normalville, PA | 2,331 | 3.5 mi |
| 15490 | White, PA | 628 | 3.6 mi |
| 15622 | Champion, PA | 1,387 | 3.7 mi |
| 15646 | Jones Mills, PA | 233 | 3.7 mi |
| 15610 | Acme, PA | 3,738 | 6.0 mi |
| 15687 | Stahlstown, PA | 1,476 | 6.4 mi |
| 15502 | Hidden Valley, PA | 191 | 7.8 mi |
| 15464 | Mill Run, PA | 1,536 | 9.5 mi |
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