Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:50 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:38 am – 4:57 pm
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People1,846 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.7724 householdsMedian household income $77,857Median home value $185,900Median rent $986 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,533 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.5% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 742 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, retail 16%, manufacturing 15%Average commute 25 minutes86% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: 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, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksTwin Lakeslake · 3.0 miCalifornia University of Pennsylvaniacollege · 3.0 miRedds Beachbeach · 2.9 miMonongahela River Pool Fourreservoir · 3.9 miTri-Cities Reservoirreservoir · 3.1 miDouglas Education Centercollege · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFallowfield Township Parkrecreation area · 2.9 miFallowfield Township Municipal Parkrecreation area · 3.2 miNational Cemetery of the Alleghenieshistoric site · 19.1 mi · 254 acresPoint State Parkstate park · 24.3 miOhiopyle State Parkstate park · 25.7 mi · 20,476 acresQuebec Run Wild Areastate wilderness · 25.6 mi · 6,069 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 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 home92% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% 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
Elevation1,113 ft339 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPenn Highlands Medical Center - Mon Valley6.2 miPost officeNewell Post Office2.1 miTown hallNewell Borough Municipal Building2.0 miPoliceSouthwest Regional Police Department - Newell2.0 miFire stationNewell Volunteer Fire Company Station 302.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCalifornia University of Pennsylvania3.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportArnold Palmer Regional Airport LBE30 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT32 miInterstateI-701.2 miUS highwayUS 403.7 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV19 miLight railLIBRARY STATIONPittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT)14 miCoachPittsburgh, PA (Walmart Parking lot at 2200 Washington Pike, Carnegie, PA. Bus will stop in the outer part of the lot.)OurBus22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15423 ZIP area.
