Local servicesHospitalPenn Highlands Medical Center - Brookville13.9 miPost officeCooksburg Post Office1.7 miTown hallBarnett Township Hall3.3 miPolicePennsylvania State Police Troop C Marienville Station3.8 miFire stationSigel Volunteer Fire Department Station 146.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeClarion University of Pennsylvania13.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDuBois Regional Airport DUJ19 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT81 miInterstateI-8011 miUS highwayUS 32212 miAmtrakTyrone, PA TYR68 miCoachJohnsonburgFullington Trailways28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16217 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:43 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:39 am – 4:50 pm
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People87 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 65.139 householdsMedian household income $54,219Median home value $235,40095% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,292 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 13°F47 in of rain a yearwettest month June51 in of snow a year, on about 33 days2 days above 90°F, 166 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Cooksburg 2 Nw station, 2 mi away; snow from Tionesta 2 Se Lake
Nearby landmarksFitzgerald Hillpeak · under a mileMaze Hillpeak · 1.7 miHemlock Islandisland · 3.0 miSlocum Springspring · 3.0 miLOLETA REC AREAcampground · 6.5 miBUZZARD SWAMP-377trailhead · 8.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCook Forest State Parkstate park · within reach · 10,970 acresForest Cathedral Natural Areastate park · 1.1 mi · 333 acresClear Creek State Parkstate park · 3.6 mi · 1,798 acresAllegheny National Forestnational forest · 7.6 mi · 513,942 acresCommunity Park Complexrecreation area · 6.5 mi · 123 acresRoute 36 Community Parkpark · 6.5 mi · 116 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowForest 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, 28 mi away
Internet at home31% of households have a broadband subscription10% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone56% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterAqua Pa Jenks Twp Wtpserves 4,320 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,565 ft477 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
