ZIP Code 16802 — State College borough, PA Demographics & Data

ZIP code 16802 covers State College, PA in Centre County with a population of about 13,499.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 19.3 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 582, 814; U.S. House district PA-15; the JOHNSTOWN - ALTOONA media market.

State College, PA sits in a university / college context (near pennsylvania state university-main campus (0.4 mi)). Expect stronger interest in student housing, rentals, walkability, transit, and a younger adult age mix versus typical suburban ZIPs.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 23.7%; unemployment rate near 6.8%; 65.9% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 32.2 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Food services, Education, and Arts and entertainment; about 8.6% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 6.6 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for State College borough, PA as Relatively Low (composite score 68.0), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (81.2) and hurricane (77.5). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for State College borough, PA show little to no average snow and around 41.5 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 615 for ZIP 16802 (State College borough, PA) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.