ZIP Code 17239 — undefined, PA Demographics & Data

ZIP code 17239 covers PA in Huntingdon County with a population of about 230.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 49.3 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 582, 814; U.S. House district PA-13; the JOHNSTOWN - ALTOONA media market.

Median household income in ZIP 17239 is about $63,333 — about 16% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 5.7%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 5.6% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 28.1 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Construction, Healthcare, and Agriculture; about 3.8% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 11.4 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 126.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $216,300 — about 38% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 80.2% (about 14.8 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 17239 in PA, a household would need roughly $60,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,389. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($63,333). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for PA as Relatively Low (composite score 50.3), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (71.2) and flood (68.8). 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 PA show little to no average snow and around 43.5 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 10 for ZIP 17239 (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.