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ZIP Code 16868: Pine Grove Mills, PA

ZIP code 16868 is in Pine Grove Mills, Pennsylvania, entirely in Centre County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,100 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $180,412 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2022
  • ZBP2023
1national area: Pennsylvania, Delaware and New York
168sectional center: Altoona, PA (SCF 166)
68delivery area within it
Town
Pine Grove Mills · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Pine Grove Mills census-designated place
Metro area
State College, PA
House district
PA-15 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
1.5 sq mi · 692 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 16868?

16868 centers on 40.727°, -77.891° and covers 1.5 square miles of land. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 16865, 16801.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 16868 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 16868, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 16868 compare with the rest of Centre County?

Rank of 16868 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure16868In Centre CountyIn PA
People (ACS 2020-2024)1,05020th of 351,141st of 1,833
Median household income$180k1st of 1912th of 1,015
Median home value$373k5th of 19143rd of 1,069

Its median household income is higher than in 98% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 75% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 16868?

The 2020 Census counted 640 people in 16868; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,050. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
1,050±618 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
640
Households
415
Median age
36.6

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 16868?

Of the 1,050 people the ACS estimates in 16868, 20.1% are under 18 and 7.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (91.2%).

  • Under 1820.1%
  • 18 to 6472.9%
  • 65 and older7.0%
Age of the people of 16868 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic91.2%
  • Other or two or more4.0%
  • Black, not Hispanic3.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino1.3%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.4%
Race and Hispanic origin in 16868 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 16868 earn?

Median household income is $180,412 (ACS 2020-2024), the highest of the 19 ranked ZIP codes in Centre County.

Median household income
$180,412±$21,290
Income per person
$73,013
Below the poverty line
0.0%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
0.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
56.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 16868?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$372,900
Median gross rent
$1,188
Homes owned by their occupants
91.1%
Housing units
514
0 50 100 150 20102022 0 50 100 150 20102022 0 50 100 150 20102022
Index = 100 in 2010, the first year FHFA reports for 16868; 2022: 173.8. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 16868 stops in 2022: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 16868?

15 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 3 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 16868?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 16868, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
16865Pennsylvania Furnace1,820$78k3.4 mi
16801State College40,774$62k4.7 mi
16669Petersburg2,099$79k5.0 mi (near)
16802University Park14,793–5.1 mi (near)
16803State College23,977$74k5.6 mi (near)
16827Boalsburg5,123$104k6.8 mi (near)
16851Lemont974$101k7.5 mi (near)
16877Warriors Mark1,524$69k9.3 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.