Clearville, PA · standard
ZIP Code 15535
Bedford County, Pennsylvania — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,203
- 5/sq mi
- $57,212
- Median income
- $205,200
- Median home value
- 11.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Clearville pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 24th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 45th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 84%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 15535 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 15535 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 408.0 square miles in Clearville, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. The area is home to 2,203 residents, producing a population density of 5 people per square mile, and falls within the New York time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 15535 against Pennsylvania and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 15535 sits at $57,212 (27% below the Pennsylvania average), while per-capita income is $29,847. The poverty rate stands at 11.7% and the unemployment rate at 3.8%. On housing, the median home value is $205,200 (10% below the state average) with median rent at $797 per month, and 84.1% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 15535 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 11.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 45.7, and the average commute is 37 minutes. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Bedford County, so you can benchmark 15535 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 15535, Clearville, PA · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
2,203
Population
408.0
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 15535?
45.7
Median Age
49.8%
Male
50.2%
Female
0.4%
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?
$57,212
Median Household Income
-27% vs state
$29,847
Per Capita Income
11.7%
Poverty Rate
3.8%
Unemployment Rate
37.3 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 15535 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$57,212 24th percentile higher than 24% of 30,318 US ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
1,139
Total Housing Units
787
Occupied Units
352
Vacant Units
2.53
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$205,200
Median Home Value
-10% vs state
$797
Median Rent
1976
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 21 business establishments in ZIP 15535, employing approximately 144 people with a combined annual payroll of $5,846,000.
21
Businesses
144
Employees
$5.8M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 7 | 33.3% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 5 | 23.8% |
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 15535 vs 17211 →
ZIP 15535 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 15522
Bedford (15522)
12,036 residents
- 15535 2,203
Clearville (15535)
2,203 residents
- 21530 1,591
Flintstone (21530)
1,591 residents
- 17211 368
Artemas (17211)
368 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 15535 ranks #2 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 15535 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 21530
Flintstone (21530)
$63,542 median income
- 15535
Clearville (15535)
$57,212 median income
- 15522
Bedford (15522)
$57,029 median income
- 17211
Artemas (17211)
$53,750 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 15535 ranks #2 of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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