Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 10 min5:41 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:36 am – 4:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People58 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.920 households30% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 16°F46 in of rain a year, on about 100 dayswettest month June53 in of snow a year, on about 32 days3 days above 90°F, 164 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ridgway station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksRed Hillpeak · 3.8 miLaurel Run Reservoirreservoir · 3.4 miLaural Run Reservoirreservoir · 4.1 miRattlesnake Hillpeak · 4.4 miHyde Lakelake · 7.0 miTyler Pointcape · 8.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFairview Road Community Parkpark · under a mile · 72 acresThurisaz Fieldrecreation area · 4.8 miBendigo State Parkstate park · 9.8 mi · 161 acresParker Dam State Parkstate park · 11.0 mi · 959 acresAllegheny National Forestnational forest · 13.4 mi · 513,942 acresElk State Parkstate park · 15.6 mi · 1,041 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 LowElk County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: 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, Elk County monitors, PA
Internet at home70% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSt Marys Area Water Authserves 19,588 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20219 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,914 ft583 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPenn Highland Medical Center - Elk5.2 miPost officeDagus Mine Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFox Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceSaint Marys Police Department5.9 miFire stationFox Township Volunteer Fire Department Company 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 elementaryElementarySaint Boniface Schoolunder a mileElementaryFox Township Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeButler County Community College - Brockway Campus12.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDuBois Regional Airport DUJ20 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT104 miInterstateI-8016 miUS highwayUS 2194.7 miAmtrakTyrone, PA TYR51 miCoachSt. MarysFullington Trailways5.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15831 ZIP area.
