Which ZIP code in Centre County has the fastest population growth?

16802 (University Park), at 28.8%, among 17 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Centre County, PA

These are the 17 ZIP codes in Centre County with the fastest population growth, out of 17 with at least 1,000 residents. 16802 (University Park, 28.8%), 16828 (Centre Hall, 12.9%) and 16820 (Aaronsburg, 9.8%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Centre County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Centre County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Population change	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	16802	University Park	28.8%	14,793	63	4
2	16828	Centre Hall	12.9%	5,000	2,093	1,478
3	16820	Aaronsburg	9.8%	1,457	456	265
4	16827	Boalsburg	9.2%	5,123	2,285	2,223
5	16870	Port Matilda	2.8%	7,499	2,771	2,915
6	16841	Howard	2.8%	6,477	2,347	2,005
7	16666	Osceola Mills	-2.2%	2,999	1,415	1,235
8	16844	Julian	-3.4%	2,606	1,016	1,054
9	16823	Bellefonte	-4.1%	29,126	11,293	11,217
10	16865	Pennsylvania Furnace	-6.6%	1,820	822	657
11	16803	State College	-6.7%	23,977	10,637	10,995
12	16874	Snow Shoe	-8.1%	1,220	498	432
13	16866	Philipsburg	-9.1%	9,152	3,737	3,740
14	16875	Spring Mills	-9.1%	3,708	1,464	1,488
15	16801	State College	-10.0%	40,774	16,900	18,168
16	16872	Rebersburg	-24.5%	1,430	434	412
17	16877	Warriors Mark	-27.2%	1,524	718	606

How we ranked them

Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 17 of 33 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Growing ZIP codes add households every year, which means new homes, new routes and customers without a go-to provider yet. Check the route map: new subdivisions can appear as new carrier routes.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 7,668 households, on 16 carrier routes with 6,885 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Centre County has the fastest population growth?: 16802 (University Park), at 28.8%, among 17 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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