Vestaburg, PA
Washington County · Pennsylvania · United States
Home to 367 people across 0.191 square miles.
At a glance
15368 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 15368 is
| Coordinates | 40.013872, -79.989284 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Washington County |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| Land area | 0.191 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 | 255.4 mi |
|---|---|
| New York, NY | 318.6 mi |
| Chicago, IL | 418.9 mi |
| Boston, MA | 491.5 mi |
People
Who lives in 15368
367 residents in 163 households, averaging 2.25 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 28.3% of residents, and 75.5% of households are families.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 163 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 2.25 |
| Family households | 75.5% |
| Living alone | 17.2% |
| Median age | 40.3 years |
| Households with internet | 84.7% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 15368
Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | — ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $21,847 |
| Poverty rate | 48.5% |
| Unemployment rate | 14.5% |
| Labor force participation | 55.6% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 14.8% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 87.8% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 15368
A typical home is valued at $58,400, and median rent runs $948 a month. Ownership is close to even at 58.9% owned, and the typical building went up in 1938.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | $58,400 |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $948/mo |
| Median year built | 1938 |
| Housing units | 233 |
| Vacancy rate | 30.0% |
Own vs. rent
Of 163 occupied units
| Owner households | 96 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 67 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 15368 commutes
89.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 46.2 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 46.2 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 15368
ZIP code 15368 is assigned to Vestaburg, PA, and falls within Washington 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 367 people live inside it.
At 1,921 residents per square mile spread over 0.191 square miles, 15368 reads as a suburban 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 Vestaburg looks like
Housing in 15368 costs well below the national median. A typical home is valued at $58,400 against a US median of $207,500, and median gross rent runs $948 a month. The split between owning and renting is fairly even at 58.9% owner-occupied, which tends to indicate a mix of housing types rather than one dominant form.
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1938, making the housing here largely pre-war. The vacancy rate of 30.0% is high, which in many places reflects seasonal or second-home use rather than abandonment.
The population skews broadly in line with the national age profile, with a median age of 40.3 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.25 people, and 75.5% are family households.
Getting to work takes 46.2 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 89.0% of workers, while 11.0% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Vestaburg, PA
Vestaburg is largely suburban in character. Accommodation here skews toward mid-range chain hotels and extended-stay properties positioned near highway junctions and business parks, which suits anyone driving in or visiting for work rather than sightseeing.
Median rent in 15368 is $948 a month, which sits in the middle of the national range; accommodation pricing locally tends to be similarly mid-market. For reference, Philadelphia, PA is about 255.4 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.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 15368 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 15368 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, 15368 offers a compact profile of Vestaburg: 367 residents, 14.8% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 14.5%. 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. 15368 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Vestaburg 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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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 15368. 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).