Local servicesHospitalGaudenzia - Coal Township Residential7.9 miPost officeAristes Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCentralia Borough Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceAshland Borough Police Department1.9 miFire stationCentralia Fire Company 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeJoseph F McCloskey School of Nursing11.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilliamsport Regional Airport IPT43 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL87 miInterstateI-814.5 miUS highwayUS 2099.4 miAmtrakHarrisburg, PA HAR47 miCoachFrackvilleFullington Trailways6.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17927 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17927 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:34 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:26 am – 4:40 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 19°F48 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month September34 in of snow a year, on about 14 days10 days above 90°F, 127 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bear Gap station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Mountainpeak · 3.2 miAshland Anticlinepeak · under a mileKlines Reservoirreservoir · 2.5 miRingtown Reservoir Number Sixreservoir · 3.4 miBeury Lakelake · 6.3 miLocust Summit Retention Pondlake · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMuseum of Anthracite Miningstate historic site · 1.8 miEureka Parkpark · 1.4 miOak Street Parkpark · 1.8 miSgl 326state recreation area · 7.3 mi · 1,385 acresLocust Lake State Parkstate park · 10.3 mi · 1,863 acresCatawissa Recreation Areastate recreation area · 14.6 mi · 5,625 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199437 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Dec 200848 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowColumbia County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025235 of 365 days measured128 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 108main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lebanon County, PA, 31 mi away
Drinking waterVeolia Water Pa INC Bloomsburgserves 29,382 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,472 ft449 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
They are open at 7 am for breakfast also