Crystal Spring, PA · standard
ZIP Code 15536
Fulton County, Pennsylvania — Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 459
- 5/sq mi
- $61,458
- Median income
- $157,800
- Median home value
- 13.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Crystal Spring pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 32th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 28th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 81%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 15536 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 15536 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 88.3 square miles in Crystal Spring, Fulton County, Pennsylvania. The area is home to 459 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 15536 against Pennsylvania and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 15536 sits at $61,458 (21% below the Pennsylvania average), while per-capita income is $31,599. The poverty rate stands at 12.7% and the unemployment rate at 4.1%. On housing, the median home value is $157,800 (31% below the state average) with median rent at $672 per month, and 81.3% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 15536 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 13.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 56.3, and the average commute is —. We also surface 6 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Fulton County, so you can benchmark 15536 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 15536, Crystal Spring, 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
459
Population
88.3
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 15536?
56.3
Median Age
48.9%
Male
51.1%
Female
1.5%
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?
$61,458
Median Household Income
-21% vs state
$31,599
Per Capita Income
12.7%
Poverty Rate
4.1%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 15536 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$61,458 32nd percentile higher than 32% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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?
234
Total Housing Units
192
Occupied Units
42
Vacant Units
2.07
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$157,800
Median Home Value
-31% vs state
$672
Median Rent
1978
Median Year Built
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 15536, employing approximately 62 people with a combined annual payroll of $4,718,000.
8
Businesses
62
Employees
$4.7M
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 15536 vs 15533 →
ZIP 15536 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 17267
Warfordsburg (17267)
2,810 residents
- 17238
Needmore (17238)
1,794 residents
- 15533
Breezewood (15533)
1,370 residents
- 17228
Harrisonville (17228)
1,183 residents
- 17212 702
Big Cove Tannery (17212)
702 residents
- 15536 459
Crystal Spring (15536)
459 residents
- 16691 314
Wells Tannery (16691)
314 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 15536 ranks #6 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 15536 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 17212
Big Cove Tannery (17212)
$84,205 median income
- 17267
Warfordsburg (17267)
$77,788 median income
- 17228
Harrisonville (17228)
$67,438 median income
- 16691
Wells Tannery (16691)
$67,250 median income
- 17238
Needmore (17238)
$65,189 median income
- 15536
Crystal Spring (15536)
$61,458 median income
- 15533
Breezewood (15533)
$49,570 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 15536 ranks #6 of 7 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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