Local servicesHospitalLehigh Valley Hospital - Hazleton2.4 miPost officeEbervale Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHazle Township Municipal Building1.5 miPoliceHazleton Police Department2.3 miFire stationFourteenth Ward Fire Company Station 1391.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 2 otherElementaryArthur Street Elementary School1.3 miElementaryHazleton Elementary Middle School1.6 miSchoolHoly Family Academy1.8 miCollegePennsylvania State University - Penn State Hazleton4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP27 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL85 miInterstateI-813.3 miUS highwayUS 20911 miAmtrakLancaster, PA LNC67 miCoachHazletonFullington Trailways2.4 miTransit2 stops within a mileHazleton Public Transit (HPT)Sources: 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 18223 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 8 min5:31 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:25 am – 4:38 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 18°F54 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month September48 in of snow a year, on about 22 days2 days above 90°F, 139 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mahanoy City 2 N station, 14 mi away
Nearby landmarksBuck Mountainpeak · 2.5 miLake Irenalake · 2.7 miPennsylvania State University - Penn State Hazletoncollege · 4.2 miButler Mountainpeak · 3.8 miDam F Reservoirreservoir · 2.9 miDam G Reservoirreservoir · 3.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsColumbus Parkpark · 1.6 miButler Enterprises Land Acquisitionrecreation area · 2.3 mi · 137 acresEckley Miner's Villagestate historic site · 4.5 mi · 86 acresNescopeck State Parkstate park · 6.3 mi · 3,632 acresSgl 187state recreation area · 5.4 mi · 358 acresCatawissa Recreation Areastate recreation area · 6.7 mi · 5,625 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199445 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199445 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLuzerne County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighLightning Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025260 of 361 days measured100 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lehigh County, PA, 32 mi away
Drinking waterPaw Ceasetownserves 58,467 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,464 ft446 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
