Huntingdon, PA
Huntingdon County · Pennsylvania · United States
Home to 1,935 people across 0.064 square miles.
At a glance
16654 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 16654 is
| Coordinates | 40.491883, -78.028557 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Huntingdon County |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| Land area | 0.064 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| Philadelphia, PA | 155.6 mi |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 211.6 mi |
| Boston, MA | 383.3 mi |
| Chicago, IL | 508.1 mi |
People
Who lives in 16654
1,935 residents in 11 households, averaging 175.91 people per household. The largest age group is 35-44 at 33.1% of residents, and 72.7% of households are families.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 11 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 175.91 |
| Family households | 72.7% |
| Living alone | 27.3% |
| Median age | 39.7 years |
| Households with internet | 100.0% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 16654
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $19,225 |
| Poverty rate | 0.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Labor force participation | 1.4% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 1.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 83.6% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 16654
Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
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| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | — |
| Housing units | 11 |
| Vacancy rate | 0.0% |
Own vs. rent
Of 11 occupied units
| Owner households | 8 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 3 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 16654 commutes
71.4% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 6.1 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 6.1 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 16654
ZIP code 16654 is assigned to Huntingdon, PA, and falls within Huntingdon County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 1,935 people live inside it.
At 30,234 residents per square mile spread over 0.064 square miles, 16654 reads as a dense urban area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Living here
What life in Huntingdon looks like
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 72.7% of housing units here. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.
The population skews broadly in line with the national age profile, with a median age of 39.7 against 42 nationally. Households are relatively large at 175.91 people on average, with 72.7% classified as family households.
Getting to work takes 6.1 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 71.4% of workers, while 28.6% walk. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Huntingdon, PA
Huntingdon sits in a densely built environment, and accommodation in and around 16654 tends to reflect that — full-service hotels, boutique properties and serviced apartments packed close together, usually within walking distance of transit. Rates in dense urban codes move sharply with the calendar: midweek business demand and weekend leisure demand can price very differently.
For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 155.6 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 16654 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 16654 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 16654 offers a compact profile of Huntingdon: 1,935 residents, 1.9% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 16654 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Huntingdon may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
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ZIP codes near 16654
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 16654. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).