Local servicesHospitalPenn Highlands Medical Center - Connellsville6.6 miPost officeDawson Post Office3.0 miTown hallLower Tyrone Township Municipal Building1.1 miPolicePerryopolis Borough Police Department3.6 miFire stationDawson Volunteer Fire Company Station 112.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegePennsylvania State University - Penn State Fayette9.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportArnold Palmer Regional Airport LBE20 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT40 miInterstateI-706.5 miUS highwayUS 1196.1 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV6.5 miCoachGreensburg PA - Westmoreland Transit Center (GNG)Greyhound17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15428 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15428 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:49 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:37 am – 4:56 pm
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People1,867 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.6719 householdsMedian household income $66,964Median home value $122,900Median rent $860 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,467 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.2% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 817 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, manufacturing 16%, construction 9%Average commute 28 minutes71% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 6% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages15% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 21°F47 in of rain a year, on about 101 dayswettest month June24 in of snow a year, on about 16 days17 days above 90°F, 116 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Connellsville 2 Ssw station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksFort Hillpeak · under a mileRoundtoppeak · 1.0 miLinden Lakelake · 1.4 miCreek Fallswaterfall · 1.6 miVirgin Run Lakelake · 4.0 miGreat Allegheny Passage Whitsett Trailheadtrailhead · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLower Tyrone Twp Fairgroundspark · 2.4 miPerryopolis Athletic Fieldrecreation area · 3.4 miOhiopyle State Parkstate park · 15.7 mi · 20,476 acresFort Necessity National Battlefieldhistoric site · 18.7 mi · 908 acresLaurel Hill State Parkstate park · 22.4 mi · 4,333 acresQuebec Run Wild Areastate wilderness · 21.8 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 ModerateFayette County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025288 of 365 days measured77 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Fayette County monitors, PA
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription54% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMawc Yough Plantserves 133,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2022: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,403 ft428 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
