ZIP code · Altoona · Pennsylvania · United States
ZIP code 16601 — Altoona
ZIP code 16601 serves Altoona, Pennsylvania.
- Postal code
- 16601Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Altoona
- County
- Blair FIPS 42013
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 40.5209, -78.4089 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 33,426 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 394 / sq mi
- Land area
- 84.8 sq mi (219.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $55,504
- Per-capita income
- $32,000
- Median age
- 40.2
- Households
- 13,524
- Housing units
- 14,992
- Median home value
- $138,900
- Median gross rent
- $790 / month
- Congressional district
- PA-13 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 6b (-5 to 0 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 16601
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 81°F), coldest Jan (avg low 19°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Avg low °F | 19 | 20 | 28 | 39 | 49 | 57 | 61 | 60 | 53 | 42 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: ALTOONA 3 W (3.5 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 16601
- 13 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 1 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 2 supermarkets
- 26 restaurants & cafés
- 2 bars & pubs
- 8 parks
- 8 playgrounds
- 3 gyms & sports centres
- 1 post offices
- 22 places of worship
- 2 banks
- 6 gas stations
- 4 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page