ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Pennsylvania

ZIP Code 15963: Somerset County, PA

ZIP Code 15963 (Somerset County, Pennsylvania) has an estimated 10,132 residents in 4,360 households. The median household income is $61,566, the median home value is $135,700 and the median gross rent is $752/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated

Total population

10,132

Margin of error ±609

Median household income

$61,566

Margin of error ±$4,836

Median home value

$135,700

Margin of error ±$32,424

Median gross rent

$752/mo

Margin of error ±$74

Median age

46.1 yrs

Margin of error ±4.5 yrs

Mean travel time to work

21.1 min

Margin of error ±3.2 min

How ZIP 15963 compares with Pennsylvania and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 1596346.1 yrsPennsylvania40.9 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 15963$61,566Pennsylvania$77,971United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 15963$33,718Pennsylvania$44,355United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 1596310.7%Pennsylvania11.7%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 159635.1%Pennsylvania5.3%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 1596321.6%Pennsylvania35.2%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 15963$135,700Pennsylvania$254,500United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 15963$752/moPennsylvania$1,209/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 1596379.7%Pennsylvania69.3%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 1596321.1 minPennsylvania26.3 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 159639.4%Pennsylvania15.6%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 15963

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 15963 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
MeasureZIP 15963Margin of errorPennsylvaniaUnited States
Total population10,132±60913,018,639334,922,499
Median age46.1 yrs±4.5 yrs40.9 yrs38.9 yrs
Households4,360±2835,274,853129,227,496
Median household income$61,566±$4,836$77,971$80,734
Per capita income$33,718±$2,368$44,355$44,673
Poverty rate10.7%±2.1 pts11.7%12.5%
Unemployment rate5.1%±2.1 pts5.3%5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%±2.7 pts35.2%35.7%
Median home value$135,700±$32,424$254,500$332,700
Median gross rent$752/mo±$74$1,209/mo$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes79.7%±3.3 pts69.3%65.2%
Mean travel time to work21.1 min±3.2 min26.3 min26.4 min
Worked from home9.4%±4.1 pts15.6%15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 15963
GroupZIP 15963PennsylvaniaUnited States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino96.7%73.0%57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%10.3%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.1%0.1%0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%3.8%5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.0%0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino0.0%0.5%0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino0.9%3.6%4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)2.2%8.7%19.3%

Where ZIP 15963 is

State
Pennsylvania
Main county
Somerset County— also overlaps Cambria County
Largest overlapping place
Windber (2% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area
90.43 sq mi· about 112 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Somerset County

15540 Somerset County, PA15541 Somerset County, PA15542 Somerset County, PA15544 Somerset County, PA15546 Somerset County, PA15547 Jennerstown, PA15551 Somerset County, PA15552 Somerset County, PA15555 Somerset County, PA15557 Somerset County, PA15558 Somerset County, PA15560 Shanksville, PA15561 Somerset County, PA15562 Somerset County, PA15563 Somerset County, PA15564 Wellersburg, PA15565 Somerset County, PA15924 Somerset County, PA15926 Somerset County, PA15928 Davidsville, PA15935 Somerset County, PA15936 Somerset County, PA15937 Jerome, PA15953 Somerset County, PA

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

  • U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
  • U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
  • Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.