ZIP 16249 · Rural Valley
Who lives in ZIP code 16249 (Rural Valley, PA): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rural Valley, PA · Armstrong County
uszips 2026
People1,791
Median age52.7
Household income$68,214
Home value$158,621
Median rent$677/mo
Poverty7.9%
College degree+18.6%
Commute32 min
Place
- Metro area
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Wider region
- Pittsburgh-Weirton-Steubenville, PA-OH-WV
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Density
- 27 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 766
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.7% are 65 or older; 85.1% are adults.
Household income
32.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,167.
Education (adults 25+)
35.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
1.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 64.3%
- Never married
- 21.4%
- Divorced
- 8.7%
- Widowed
- 5.6%
- Family size
- 2.75
- Dual-income families
- 46.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 80.2%
- Rent burden
- 14.9%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 59.4%
- Unemployment
- 7.3%
- Self-employed
- 9.3%
- Farmers
- 2.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.3%
- Veterans
- 4.3%
- With a disability
- 21.0%
- No health insurance
- 3.8%
- Limited English
- 0.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.