Area data
Falls Creek, PA — ZIP 15840
Population: 1,928 (Census ACS)
The median home value in ZIP 15840 (Falls Creek, PA) is $134,635 — up 7.0% over the past year. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with lightning, inlandflooding, winterweather the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 2.5% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$134,635
Median home value
+7.0%
1-year change
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $134,635
- 1-year appreciation
- +7.0%
- 3-year appreciation
- +17.3%
- 5-year appreciation
- +21.2%
- 10-year appreciation
- +56.1%
- All-time peak (2026-07)
- $134,635
- House Price Index (state)
- 370.8 (+4.0% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Average)
- 97.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 19.3¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $15.00/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, inlandFlooding, winterWeather
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · hurricane: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate · landslide: Relatively Low · lightning: Relatively High · strongWind: Relatively Low
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 25% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 74.6%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Jackson Ceramix (1.2 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 48.0°F
- Average high
- 58.0°F
- Average low
- 37.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 50.3 in
- Annual snowfall
- 63.1 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6a (extreme annual low -10 to -5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site (51 mi)
- National parks include
- Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, Johnstown Flood National Memorial
- Airports within 30 mi
- 11
- Nearest airport
- DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ) (5 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ) (5 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Hospitals include
- MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.1 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 11
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.7 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Migration
- Net migration (county)
- -14 tax filers
Source: IRS county-to-county migration data (county-level, ~12-month lag)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,964
- Housing built before 1970
- 56.8%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 11.4%
- Median annual property tax
- $1,455
- Mean commute to work
- 14 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 70.5%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 12,958
- Average weekly wage
- $909
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
How it compares
| ZIP 15840 | State median | US median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $134,635 | $237,154 | $289,727 |
| Median annual property tax | $1,455 | $2,326 | $2,006 |
State and US medians are computed across all US ZIP codes with sufficient public-data coverage, from the same sources as the figures above.
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in ZIP 15840?
- $134,635.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 15840?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, inlandFlooding, winterWeather.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 15840?
- Risk to homes is higher than 25% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 15840?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 15840?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Jackson Ceramix, 1.2 mi.
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 15840?
- Regional Price Parity: 97.5 (100 = US average) (Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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