ZIP 16172 · New Wilmington, PA

Four governments run on your community's money

This page shows every government that serves ZIP 16172: the state, county, city or town and school district, and where each one's money comes from and goes.

Each government is shown for its own newest fiscal year on file, so the years differ. Figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau's Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, the government's own report or, for Pennsylvania governments, the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the Pennsylvania Department of Education, as named under Sources and more.

Where do my taxes go in 16172?
16172 is served by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Lawrence County, the Borough of New Wilmington and Wilmington Area School District. In each one's latest recorded fiscal year, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania spent $122.4 billion (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Lawrence County spent $73.6 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024), Borough of New Wilmington spent $3.7 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2021) and Wilmington Area School District spent $24.8 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025). Each government's money is separate.

Which governments collect property tax in 16172?
Of the governments serving 16172, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania collected $44.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2024), Lawrence County collected $30.8 million (fiscal year ended December 31, 2024) and Wilmington Area School District collected $8.1 million (fiscal year ended June 30, 2025) in property tax. These are each government's total collections, not a bill for 16172.

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From the state down to your schools: where each one's money comes from and goes.

See the full budget for: Lawrence County, New Wilmington and Wilmington Area School District

Why not this year? Pennsylvania governments with newer filings show figures from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (for 2024 and 2025, each government's newest year on file). Each other figure is the newest year the U.S. Census Bureau has published for that government, so the years differ and are not the current year. Most governments post their current budget on their own website.

Where property tax goes in 16172

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania$44.1 million

<0.1% of its $125.8 billion in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2024

Lawrence County$30.8 million

40% of its $76.8 million in revenue · fiscal year ended December 31, 2024

Wilmington Area School District$8.1 million

34% of its $23.7 million in revenue · fiscal year ended June 30, 2025

These are each government's total property tax collections, not your bill. Your own bill is split by each government's tax rate, shown on your property tax bill.

Your county

Lawrence County

$73.6 million budget in fiscal year 2024 (ended December 31, 2024), from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.

Where the money comes from

County taxes41%State tax money30%Federal tax money16%Fees for services10%Fines and other3.6%Local tax money0.1%
Full Lawrence County breakdown

County taxes41%

Property tax
40%$30.8 million
Tourism taxes
0.5%$392 thousand

Fees for services10%

Fees for services
10%$7.8 million

Federal tax money16%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
16%$12.2 million

State tax money30%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
30%$22.8 million

Local tax money0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From other local governments
0.1%$80 thousand

Fines and other3.6%

Interest, rents and other
3.6%$2.8 million
Lawrence County page →

Where the money goes

Social services40%Police, fire, courts and jails35%Running the government and other costs14%Debt payments (principal and interest)3.6%Housing and community development3.1%All other spending3.4%
Full Lawrence County breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
40%$29.8 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
35%$25.9 million
Running the government and other costs
14%$10.5 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
3.6%$2.6 million
Housing and community development
3.1%$2.2 million
Roads, transit and parking
1.4%$1.0 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.0%$771 thousand
Environment and natural resources
1.0%$744 thousand
Lawrence County page →

Your town

Borough of New Wilmington

$3.7 million budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended December 31, 2021.

Where the money comes from

Fees for services (electric power, sewer)82%Borough taxes7.2%State tax money3.9%Federal tax money3.8%Fines and other1.7%County and local tax money1.4%

What stands out

82%

of New Wilmington's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people gets 35%.

Full New Wilmington breakdown

Borough taxes7.2%

Individual income tax
4.2%$162 thousand
Other taxes
3.0%$117 thousand
What's in other taxesOccupation and business licenses; real estate and stock transfer taxes and 1 more
  • Occupation and business licenses$76 thousand
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$21 thousand
  • Public utility licenses$20 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services82%

Fees for services
82%$3.2 million
What's in fees for servicesElectric power; sewer and 3 more
  • Electric power$2.2 million
  • Sewer$779 thousand
  • Garbage collection$84 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$60 thousand
  • Other service charges$42 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.8%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.8%$146 thousand

State tax money3.9%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
3.9%$149 thousand

County and local tax money1.4%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.4%$53 thousand

Fines and other1.7%

Interest, rents and other
1.2%$48 thousand
Fines
0.5%$18 thousand
New Wilmington page →

Where the money goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities52%Running the government and other costs17%Police, fire, courts and jails13%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Parks, recreation and libraries7.0%Interest on debt4.1%

What stands out

52%

of New Wilmington's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Full New Wilmington breakdown

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
52%$1.9 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesElectric power; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Electric power$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$271 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$93 thousand
Running the government and other costs
17%$626 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; finance, tax collection and budgeting and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$406 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$98 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$75 thousand
  • Government buildings$47 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
13%$466 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$425 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$19 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$13 thousand
  • Fire protection$9 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$291 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$291 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
7.0%$262 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation
  • Parks and recreation$262 thousand
Interest on debt
4.1%$154 thousand
New Wilmington page →

Your schools

Wilmington Area School District

$24.8 million budget in fiscal year 2025 (ended June 30, 2025), from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Where the money comes from

State tax money53%School district taxes41%Federal tax money4.2%Fines and other1.8%Fees for services0.5%
Full Wilmington Area School District breakdown

School district taxes41%

Property tax
34%$8.1 million
Local income tax
5.7%$1.4 million
Other taxes
1.1%$259 thousand

Fees for services0.5%

Fees for services
0.5%$119 thousand

Federal tax money4.2%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
4.2%$997 thousand

State tax money53%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
53%$12.5 million

Fines and other1.8%

Interest, rents and other
1.8%$424 thousand
Wilmington Area School District page →

Where the money goes

Schools and colleges91%Debt payments (principal and interest)8.5%
Full Wilmington Area School District breakdown

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
91%$22.7 million
Debt payments (principal and interest)
8.5%$2.1 million
Wilmington Area School District page →

Your state

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

$122.4 billion budget in the latest fiscal year on record, which ended June 30, 2024.

Where the money comes from

State taxes44%Federal tax money35%Fees for services (hospital bills, college tuition)14%Fines and other6.7%

What stands out

14%

of Pennsylvania's money comes from fees for services such as water, sewer and parking.A typical state government gets 10%.

Full Pennsylvania breakdown

State taxes44%

Other taxes
14%$17.3 billion
What's in other taxesMotor fuel taxes; other selective sales taxes and 17 more
  • Motor fuel taxes$3.38 billion
  • Other selective sales taxes$2.32 billion
  • Amusement taxes$2.28 billion
  • Estate and gift taxes$1.58 billion
  • Motor vehicle licenses$1.48 billion
  • Public utility taxes$1.40 billion
  • Occupation and business licenses$1.32 billion
  • Insurance premium taxes$1.02 billion
  • Tobacco taxes$960 million
  • Real estate and stock transfer taxes$697 million
  • Alcoholic beverage taxes$473 million
  • Driver's licenses$93.9 million
  • Hunting and fishing licenses$91.7 million
  • Public utility licenses$86.2 million
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$66.8 million
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$35.3 million
  • Amusement licenses$33.5 million
  • Other licenses$21.2 million
  • Corporation licenses$3.2 million

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Individual income tax
14%$17.1 billion
Sales tax
12%$15.6 billion
Business income tax
3.9%$4.96 billion
Property tax
<0.1%$44.1 million

Fees for services14%

Fees for services
14%$17.8 billion
What's in fees for servicesHospital bills; college tuition and 11 more
  • Hospital bills$7.08 billion
  • College tuition$4.21 billion
  • Liquor stores$2.55 billion
  • Tolls on roads and bridges$1.61 billion
  • University housing and dining$1.15 billion
  • Other service charges$592 million
  • Other education charges$205 million
  • Housing$144 million
  • Parks, land and natural resources$94.8 million
  • Parks and recreation$78.7 million
  • Road charges$59.9 million
  • Sewer$3.4 million
  • Airport$44 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money35%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
35%$44.5 billion

Local tax money<0.1%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From local governments
<0.1%$58.5 million

Fines and other6.7%

Interest, rents and other
6.5%$8.23 billion
Fines
0.2%$217 million
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Where the money goes

Social services32%Sent to local governments25%Schools and colleges12%Health and hospitals9.2%Roads, transit and parking8.1%All other spending14%

What stands out

9.2%

of Pennsylvania's spending goes to health services and hospitals.A typical state government spends 5.7%.

Full Pennsylvania breakdown

Spending by category100%

Social services
32%$39.5 billion
What's in social servicesOther public welfare; welfare institutions and 2 more
  • Other public welfare$39.1 billion
  • Welfare institutions$263 million
  • Unemployment and social insurance offices$131 million
  • Veterans' services$9.3 million
Sent to local governments
25%$30.2 billion
What's in sent to local governmentsSent to school districts; sent to local governments: other and not broken out and 21 more
  • Sent to school districts$19.6 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$2.69 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other public welfare$1.97 billion
  • Sent to local governments: public health$1.38 billion
  • Sent to local governments: hospitals$1.21 billion
  • Sent to local governments: roads and highways$1.10 billion
  • Sent to local governments: other education$764 million
  • Sent to local governments: housing and community development$291 million
  • Sent to local governments: general support$265 million
  • Sent to school districts (colleges)$262 million
  • Sent to local governments: police$157 million
  • Sent to local governments: natural resources, farming and conservation$138 million
  • Sent to the federal government$111 million
  • Sent to local governments: libraries$74.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: parks and recreation$55.7 million
  • Sent to local governments: courts and legal services$47.5 million
  • Sent to local governments: inspections and regulation$36.8 million
  • Sent to local governments: garbage and solid waste$34.2 million
  • Sent to local governments: probation, parole and other corrections$18.9 million
  • Sent to local governments: prisons and jails$14.1 million
  • Sent to local governments: airports$13.6 million
  • Sent to local governments: other government administration$11.0 million
  • Sent to local governments: sewer systems$5.9 million
Schools and colleges
12%$14.2 billion
What's in schools and collegesColleges and universities; scholarships and other education subsidies and 2 more
  • Colleges and universities$10.5 billion
  • Scholarships and other education subsidies$1.46 billion
  • Other education$1.14 billion
  • College housing, dining and bookstores$1.08 billion
Health and hospitals
9.2%$11.2 billion
What's in health and hospitalsHospitals and public health
  • Hospitals$7.36 billion
  • Public health$3.86 billion
Roads, transit and parking
8.1%$9.89 billion
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways; toll roads and bridges and 3 more
  • Roads and highways$8.16 billion
  • Toll roads and bridges$1.71 billion
  • Airports$7.0 million
  • Public transit$5.4 million
  • Ports and harbors$3.6 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
4.7%$5.77 billion
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPrisons and jails; police and 3 more
  • Prisons and jails$2.74 billion
  • Police$1.72 billion
  • Courts and legal services$793 million
  • Inspections and regulation$328 million
  • Probation, parole and other corrections$190 million
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$5.57 billion
What's in running the government and other costsFinance, tax collection and budgeting; other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$2.49 billion
  • Other and not broken out$1.47 billion
  • Government buildings$848 million
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$711 million
  • Other government administration$51.7 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
1.9%$2.38 billion
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesLiquor stores; garbage and solid waste and 1 more
  • Liquor stores$2.31 billion
  • Garbage and solid waste$54.2 million
  • Sewer systems$22.1 million
Interest on debt
1.5%$1.79 billion
Environment and natural resources
0.7%$868 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$868 million
Parks, recreation and libraries
0.6%$722 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$705 million
  • Libraries$16.8 million
Housing and community development
0.2%$235 million
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Sources and moreEach government's source, fiscal year and how a ZIP is matched

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

Lawrence County. Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, Municipal Statistics (MunStats), annual financial report, calendar year 2024, fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.

Borough of New Wilmington. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

Wilmington Area School District. Pennsylvania Department of Education, Annual Financial Report (AFR) data, 2024-25 school year, fiscal year ended June 30, 2025. The earlier Census figures are from U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

How these figures are counted. Pennsylvania boroughs, cities, townships and counties file annual financial reports with the Department of Community and Economic Development; the figures are the calendar-year filing, as filed (small municipalities file on a cash or modified-accrual basis). School district figures are the 2024-25 Annual Financial Report as filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Education (year ended June 30, 2025). Everything is grouped into the same categories as the Census figures. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, internal service funds and refunding are not counted. The "Debt payments" line includes principal as well as interest, so spending can be higher than the Census figure for the same government.

How a ZIP is matched. A ZIP code is not a government boundary, so we match it to the cities, counties and school districts that overlap it, using Census Bureau geography. Where a ZIP crosses several, each one is shown with its share of the ZIP. Each government's money covers its own operations only; the others listed here are separate.

Latest recorded year. The year differs by government: each block shows the newest fiscal year on file. A Census survey year covers fiscal years ending July 1 of the year before through June 30 of that year.