Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:50 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:38 am – 4:57 pm
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People3,421 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 21.51,019 householdsMedian household income $43,813Median home value $126,000Median rent $816 a month37% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,571 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting12.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 1,524 employedMain industries: education and health care 35%, retail 18%, hospitality, food and recreation 17%Average commute 23 minutes59% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 17% walk or cycle, 18% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 2%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F41 in of rain a year, on about 88 dayswettest month June10 in of snow a year, on about 9 days17 days above 90°F, 108 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Charleroi Lock 4 station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksCalifornia University of Pennsylvaniacollege · under a mileKrepp Knobpeak · 2.1 miTwin Lakeslake · 5.8 miRich Hillpeak · 7.3 miAllison Reservoirreservoir · 5.1 miRedds Beachbeach · 6.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPatsy Hillman Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 443 acresStuckslager Road Ballfieldrecreation area · 3.9 miFriendship Hill National Historic Sitehistoric site · 19.0 mi · 662 acresOhiopyle State Parkstate park · 22.6 mi · 20,476 acresQuebec Run Wild Areastate wilderness · 22.4 mi · 6,069 acresPoint State Parkstate park · 27.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateWashington County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025247 of 365 days measured118 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Washington County monitors, PA
Internet at home78% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone17% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterAuth of Boro of Charleroiserves 27,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,023 ft312 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPenn Highlands Medical Center - Mon Valley8.7 miPost officeCalifornia Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCalifornia Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceCalifornia Borough Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationCalifornia Volunteer Fire Department Station 23under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolIU1 Educational Campus at Laboratory1.5 miCollegeCalifornia University of Pennsylvaniaunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW29 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT35 miInterstateI-703.6 miUS highwayUS 402.1 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV16 miCoachGreensburg PA - Westmoreland Transit Center (GNG)Greyhound25 miTransit13 stops within a mileMid Mon Valley Transit Authority (MMVTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15419 ZIP area.
