Knox Dale, PA · standard
ZIP Code 15847
Jefferson County, Pennsylvania - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 255
- 36/sq mi
- $125,139
- Median income
- $71,700
- Median home value
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Knox Dale pairs a top-decile household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 8%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 3th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 36
- people per sq mi
- 88%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 15847 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 15847 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Knox Dale, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, home to just 255 residents across 7.0 square miles, a density of 36 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
ZIP 15847 skews affluent, with a median household income of $125,139 (61% above the Pennsylvania average), while per-capita income is $25,515. Local economic indicators show a 0.0% poverty rate alongside 0.0% unemployment. Median home value sits at $71,700 (68% below the state average), median rent at - a month, and owner-occupancy at 88.2%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 23, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 10 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 15847, plus 6 more within Jefferson 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 15847, Knox Dale, 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
255
Population
7.0
Area (sq mi)
36
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 15847?
23.0
Median Age
44.6%
Male
55.4%
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?
$125,139
Median Household Income
+61% vs state
$25,515
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 15847 ranks nationally
Knox Dale, PA household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$125,139 Top 8% higher than 92% 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?
28
Total Housing Units
17
Occupied Units
11
Vacant Units
3.82
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$71,700
Median Home Value
-68% vs state
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 15847 vs 15825 →
ZIP 15847 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 15767
Punxsutawney (15767)
14,668 residents
- 15825
Brookville (15825)
9,562 residents
- 15851
Reynoldsville (15851)
6,671 residents
- 15711 412
Anita (15711)
412 residents
- 15847 255
Knox Dale (15847)
255 residents
- 15764 163
Oliveburg (15764)
163 residents
- 15733 108
De Lancey (15733)
108 residents
- 15781 94
Walston (15781)
94 residents
- 15730 69
Coolspring (15730)
69 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 15847 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 15847 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 15847
Knox Dale (15847)
$125,139 median income
- 15784
Worthville (15784)
$82,500 median income
- 15730
Coolspring (15730)
$66,696 median income
- 15764
Oliveburg (15764)
$66,250 median income
- 15825
Brookville (15825)
$64,130 median income
- 15851
Reynoldsville (15851)
$63,158 median income
- 15781
Walston (15781)
$53,000 median income
- 15767
Punxsutawney (15767)
$50,589 median income
- 15711 $47,083
Anita (15711)
$47,083 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 15847 ranks the highest of 9 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15825 | Brookville, PA | 9,562 | 6.0 mi |
| 15730 | Coolspring, PA | 69 | 4.0 mi |
| 15764 | Oliveburg, PA | 163 | 6.7 mi |
| 15851 | Reynoldsville, PA | 6,671 | 6.8 mi |
| 15711 | Anita, PA | 412 | 6.7 mi |
| 15776 | Sprankle Mills, PA | 52 | 6.8 mi |
| 15781 | Walston, PA | 94 | 9.0 mi |
| 15784 | Worthville, PA | 67 | 7.2 mi |
| 15733 | De Lancey, PA | 108 | 8.0 mi |
| 15767 | Punxsutawney, PA | 14,668 | 9.6 mi |
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