16301 ZIP Code, Oil City, PA

16301 is a ZIP code in Oil City, Pennsylvania in Venango County. It covers 95 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 16344, 16346 and 16343. 15,233 people live here in 6,350 households. With about 161 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (70% own). Median household income is $57,596, below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents15,233
Households6,350
Median household income$57,596
Income per person$29,709
Median age44.3
Homeowners69.8%
Median home value$89,800
Median rent$815
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%
Average commute (minutes)20.3
Households with kids under 1830.6%
Moved in the past year12.2%
Below the poverty line15.8%
Broadband internet88.6%
Speak a non-English language at home1.2%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K5.4%
$10–15K5.0%
$15–25K10.7%
$25–35K9.2%
$35–50K14.7%
$50–75K17.0%
$75–100K14.9%
$100–150K14.4%
$150–200K6.0%
$200K+2.8%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1011.4%
10–1911.7%
20–245.5%
25–3411.1%
35–4411.2%
45–5412.0%
55–6414.6%
65–7413.4%
75+9.0%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage25.9%
Owned outright33.1%
Rented24.2%
Vacant16.8%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house79.4%
Townhome0.6%
2–4 units10.7%
5–19 units2.7%
20+ units2.4%
Mobile / other4.1%

Businesses in 16301

244 business establishments with 2,722 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

16301 has 14 USPS carrier routes with 6,812 residential and 310 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 16301

16301 has 14 USPS carrier routes (10 city (C), 2 rural (R), 2 highway contract (H)) with 6,812 residential and 310 business mailboxes. Routes range from 26 homes (H001) to 688 homes (C011); the median route has 587 homes. The Census counted 6,350 households in 16301 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2493
250–4991
500–74910
750–9990
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

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  1. Route C007 — USPS business mailboxes 118, 456 homes
  2. Route C011 — USPS business mailboxes 59, 688 homes
  3. Route R002 — USPS business mailboxes 20, 683 homes
  4. Route R001 — USPS business mailboxes 18, 530 homes
  5. Route C010 — USPS business mailboxes 18, 524 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 16301

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C001City6109$51,899———
C003City21816$43,134———
C004City61315$75,731———
C007City456118$28,815———
C009City58510$56,068———
C010City52418$67,706———
C011City68859$30,202———
C012City58812$67,706———
C013City5938$53,708———
C020City6334$35,499———
H001Highway contract263$51,899———
H002Highway contract650$62,606———
R001Rural53018$68,683———
R002Rural68320$51,899———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 16301 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 16301, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 16301 in?
16301 is a Oil City, PA mailing address. By land area, 6% lies inside Sugarcreek, 5% lies inside Oil City, 2% lies inside Hasson Heights and 1% lies inside Woodland Heights; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 16301 in?
16301 is in Venango County.
What is the population of 16301?
About 15,233 people (±490), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 14,935.
What is the median household income in 16301?
$57,596 (±$7,223), compared with $77,971 for Pennsylvania as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 16301?
14 USPS carrier routes with 6,812 residential and 310 business mailboxes (7,122 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 16301?
The closest, measured center to center: 16344 (3.4 mi, Rouseville borough, PA), 16346 (5.8 mi, Seneca), 16343 (7 mi, Sugarcreek borough, PA), 16341 (8.5 mi, Pleasantville borough, PA), 16364 (8.6 mi) and 16319 (8.9 mi).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.