Bruin is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, home to about 354 people across 1.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 16022, and parts of 16049 and 16050 are in Bruin too.
Homes sold for a median of $174 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
All in Bruin
Mostly Perry Township (Clarion County); part is in Bruin
Mostly Washington Township (Butler County); part is in Bruin
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bruin. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)48 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA45 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA252 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bruin; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bruin had 423 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 2306th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Butler County grew from 56,962 residents in 1900 to 193,763 in 2020.
Butler County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 45.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Slippery Rock 1 Ssw, PA weather station (17 miles away).
86,610 jobs at 5,083 businesses in Butler County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Perry Township (Clarion County), Parker City, Allegheny Township (Butler County), Washington Township (Butler County), Fairview Township (Butler County), Parker Township, Petrolia, Fairview Borough, Licking, Toby, Perry Township (Armstrong County), Madison Township (Clarion County), Hovey and Cherry Valley.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.