ZIP Code 16859

ZIP code 16859, near State College, sits in middle-income territory, with a median household income of $55,938 and per-capita income of $29,836. Homes here carry a median value of $142,600, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.05% means an owner of such a home would owe roughly $1,500 annually. Combined with a 6.00% sales tax, the overall tax load is steady rather than steep. This is a working- to middle-class area where housing costs stay within reach of earners bringing in around the median.