Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:51 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:38 am – 4:57 pm
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People789 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.8419 householdsMedian household income $54,250Median home value $169,000Median rent $922 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,469 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 367 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, manufacturing 18%, transport, warehousing and utilities 14%Average commute 31 minutes69% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: 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, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksTwin Lakeslake · 2.4 miCalifornia University of Pennsylvaniacollege · 4.5 miRedds Beachbeach · 4.3 miEllsworth Reservoirreservoir · 4.0 miKrepp Knobpeak · 4.3 miMaxwell Poolreservoir · 4.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEllsworth Community Parkpark · 3.7 miRichardson Parkpark · 4.0 miNational Cemetery of the Alleghenieshistoric site · 19.3 mi · 254 acresPoint State Parkstate park · 25.8 miQuebec Run Wild Areastate wilderness · 25.2 mi · 6,069 acresOhiopyle State Parkstate park · 26.7 mi · 20,476 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 home91% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL11% 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
Elevation1,037 ft316 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPenn Highlands Medical Center - Mon Valley8.5 miPost officeRicheyville Post Office1.9 miTown hallWest Pike Run Township Municipal Building1.5 miPoliceWest Pike Run Township Police Department1.5 miFire stationRicheyville Volunteer Fire Company Station 271.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeCalifornia University of Pennsylvania4.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW29 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT32 miInterstateI-703.6 miUS highwayUS 401.7 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV20 miCoachPittsburgh, PA (Walmart Parking lot at 2200 Washington Pike, Carnegie, PA. Bus will stop in the outer part of the lot.)OurBus23 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15427 ZIP area.
