Local servicesHospitalPenn Highlands Medical Center - DuBois9.6 miPost officeBrockway Post Office1.9 miTown hallSnyder Township Municipal Building1.6 miPoliceBrockway Police Department2.1 miFire stationBrockway Volunteer Hose Company - Station 12.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherSchoolHillside School1.4 miElementaryBrockway Elementary School1.6 miHighBrockway Area Junior / Senior High School1.7 miCollegeButler County Community College - Brockway Campus2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDuBois Regional Airport DUJ5.7 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT90 miInterstateI-806.1 miUS highwayUS 2192.6 miAmtrakTyrone, PA TYR51 miCoachDuBoisFullington Trailways11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15824 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15824 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:42 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:37 am – 4:49 pm
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People5,115 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.32,149 householdsMedian household income $64,623Median home value $155,600Median rent $733 a month78% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,389 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 2,427 employedMain industries: manufacturing 27%, education and health care 27%, retail 11%Average commute 18 minutes82% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, German or Dutch 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 17°F42 in of rain a year, on about 92 dayswettest month June53 in of snow a year, on about 32 days2 days above 90°F, 138 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dubois Jefferson Co Ap station, 6 mi away; snow from Ridgway
Nearby landmarksButler County Community College - Brockway Campuscollege · 2.5 miTreasure Lakelake · 8.0 miTriangle Technical School - Duboiscollege · 7.1 miKyle Lakelake · 6.3 miBrockway Reservoirreservoir · 6.1 miShawmut Reservoirreservoir · 7.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWolf Creek Parkpark · 4.2 miHorton Township Parkpark · 6.0 mi · 99 acresClear Creek State Parkstate park · 13.6 mi · 1,798 acresAllegheny National Forestnational forest · 13.8 mi · 513,942 acresParker Dam State Parkstate park · 17.4 miBendigo State Parkstate park · 17.7 mi · 161 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowJefferson County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025344 of 361 days measured17 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Elk County, PA, 16 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBrockway Boro Municipal Authserves 4,384 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202125 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,643 ft501 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
