What city is 16901 in?

16901 is a Wellsboro, PA mailing address. By land area, 2% lies inside Wellsboro; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 16901?

About 10,242 people (±352), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 10,561.

What is the median household income in 16901?

$67,146 (±$3,556), 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 16901?

12 USPS carrier routes with 4,617 residential and 365 business mailboxes (4,983 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 16901?

The closest, measured center to center: 16935 (9.3 mi), 16938 (10.3 mi), 16921 (10.7 mi), 16911 (11.7 mi, Arnot), 16917 (13.4 mi) and 16912 (13.7 mi, Blossburg borough, PA).

16901 ZIP Code, Wellsboro, PA

16901 is a ZIP code in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania in Tioga County. It covers 230 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 16935, 16938 and 16921. 10,242 people live here in 4,440 households. It is rural, with fewer than 100 people per square mile, and most homes are owner-occupied (77%). Median household income is $67,146, below the Pennsylvania median of $77,971; the median age is 52.0, older than most ZIP codes.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Wellsboro, PA
County: Tioga County
Land area: 230 sq mi
Population: 10,242
Median household income: $67,146
Carrier routes: 12 (4,617 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	10,242
Households	4,440
Median household income	$67,146
Income per person	$37,891
Median age	52
Homeowners	76.9%
Median home value	$237,100
Median rent	$900
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.8%
Average commute (minutes)	19.9
Households with kids under 18	22.2%
Moved in the past year	8.1%
Below the poverty line	7.4%
Broadband internet	89.4%
Speak a non-English language at home	4.4%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	2.0%
$10–15K	2.6%
$15–25K	8.7%
$25–35K	9.3%
$35–50K	10.4%
$50–75K	27.6%
$75–100K	12.1%
$100–150K	15.3%
$150–200K	3.9%
$200K+	8.2%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	10.0%
10–19	9.3%
20–24	3.2%
25–34	8.5%
35–44	14.2%
45–54	9.7%
55–64	16.0%
65–74	16.1%
75+	13.0%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	26.0%
Owned outright	36.5%
Rented	18.4%
Vacant	19.1%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	72.5%
Townhome	2.5%
2–4 units	6.9%
5–19 units	1.8%
20+ units	1.2%
Mobile / other	15.1%

Businesses in 16901

307 business establishments with 3,640 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 53
Health Care and Social Assistance: 51
Other Services (except Public Administration): 44
Accommodation and Food Services: 36
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 24
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 19
Finance and Insurance: 17
Construction: 16

EDDM carrier routes

16901 has 12 USPS carrier routes with 4,617 residential and 365 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 16901

16901 has 12 USPS carrier routes (3 city (C), 9 rural (R)) with 4,617 residential and 365 business mailboxes. Routes range from 99 homes (R001) to 524 homes (C003); the median route has 428 homes. The Census counted 4,440 households in 16901 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	2
250–499	9
500–749	1
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C004 — USPS business mailboxes 125, 420 homes
Route C003 — USPS business mailboxes 57, 524 homes
Route R007 — USPS business mailboxes 47, 394 homes
Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 33, 394 homes
Route R010 — USPS business mailboxes 23, 387 homes

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Every carrier route in 16901

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C002	City	394	33	$58,788	—	—	—
C003	City	524	57	$40,776	—	—	—
C004	City	420	125	$74,584	—	—	—
R001	Rural	99	7	$61,614	—	—	—
R002	Rural	435	9	$82,314	—	—	—
R003	Rural	462	6	$82,314	—	—	—
R004	Rural	148	13	$59,634	—	—	—
R005	Rural	439	8	$59,039	—	—	—
R006	Rural	439	16	$59,039	—	—	—
R007	Rural	394	47	$59,634	—	—	—
R008	Rural	476	21	$59,634	—	—	—
R010	Rural	387	23	$59,039	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 16901 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.

Nearby ZIP codes

16935 (9.3 mi)
16938 (10.3 mi)
16921 (10.7 mi)
16911 — Arnot CDP, PA (11.7 mi)
16917 (13.4 mi)
16912 — Blossburg borough, PA (13.7 mi)
16930 — Liberty borough, PA (13.9 mi)
16933 — Mansfield borough, PA (14.3 mi)

Areas that include 16901

Where it ranks

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 16901, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 16901 in?: 16901 is a Wellsboro, PA mailing address. By land area, 2% lies inside Wellsboro; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 16901 in?: 16901 is in Tioga County.
What is the population of 16901?: About 10,242 people (±352), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 10,561.
What is the median household income in 16901?: $67,146 (±$3,556), 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 16901?: 12 USPS carrier routes with 4,617 residential and 365 business mailboxes (4,983 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 16901?: The closest, measured center to center: 16935 (9.3 mi), 16938 (10.3 mi), 16921 (10.7 mi), 16911 (11.7 mi, Arnot), 16917 (13.4 mi) and 16912 (13.7 mi, Blossburg borough, PA).

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