ZIP Code 15551

Households in ZIP code 15551, near Somerset, earn a median of $67,727, placing the area in middle-income territory rather than among Pennsylvania's wealthier communities. Per-capita income sits at $31,929, and median home values reach $160,600. Property taxes run at an effective 0.98% county rate, so a home at that median value would generate roughly $1,574 in annual tax. Shoppers here pay a 6.00% combined sales tax. Taken together, the figures point to a working- and middle-income place where housing costs stay within reach and the tax load is neither especially heavy nor especially light.