Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:39 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:31 am – 4:46 pm
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People5,000 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.72,093 householdsMedian household income $76,468Median home value $273,800Median rent $1,163 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,174 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 2,323 employedMain industries: education and health care 37%, retail 9%, professional and business services 9%Average commute 23 minutes80% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages29% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 21°F42 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month August44 in of snow a year, on about 29 days6 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, State College station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsPenn State University Land Acquisitionpark · 2.0 mi · 165 acresPSU Land Acquisitionrecreation area · 2.0 mi · 165 acresThickhead Wild Areastate wilderness · 4.1 mi · 4,138 acresPenn Roosevelt State Parkstate park · 5.3 miPennsylvania Military Museumstate historic site · 5.3 mi · 54 acresDetweiler Run Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.7 mi · 467 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201928 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201928 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowCentre County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025271 of 365 days measured93 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 101main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Centre County monitors, PA
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL22% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCentre Hall Boro Water Deptserves 1,900 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Apr 2022: lead and copper, treatment technique13 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,305 ft398 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMount Nittany Medical Center7.8 miPost officeCentre Hall Post Office3.1 miTown hallCentre Hall Borough Office2.9 miPolicePennsylvania State Police Troop G Rockview Station6.1 miFire stationCentre Hall Fire Company 43.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouth Hills School of Business and Technology8.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportState College Regional Airport SCE8.6 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI125 miInterstateI-996.1 miUS highwayUS 322under a mileAmtrakAmtrak Station LEW16 miCoachState College Univ Park AirportFlixBus8.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16828 ZIP area.
