Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:46 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:40 am – 4:53 pm
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People3,254 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.51,355 householdsMedian household income $63,047Median home value $135,600Median rent $830 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,488 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 1,478 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, manufacturing 13%, construction 11%Average commute 31 minutes78% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, German or Dutch 8%, Spanish 2%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 16°F47 in of rain a year, on about 101 dayswettest month July54 in of snow a year, on about 30 days9 days above 90°F, 155 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clarion 3 Sw station, 14 mi away; snow from Franklin
Parks and public landsPark Expansionpark · 3.3 miBeaver Creek Recreational Parkpark · 5.9 mi · 1,040 acresOil Creek State Parkstate park · 21.2 mi · 7,210 acresMoraine State Parkstate park · 22.9 mi · 16,463 acresCook Forest State Parkstate park · 23.9 mi · 10,970 acresMaurice K. Goddard State Parkstate park · 24.8 mi · 1,268 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 25 Sep 199841 mi away, near Adamsville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 4.5 on 25 Sep 199841 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowVenango County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025265 of 365 days measured97 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Mercer County, PA, 29 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription60% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterOil Cityserves 9,608 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,437 ft438 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUPMC Northwest10.6 miPost officeEmlenton Post Office2.3 miTown hallEmlenton Borough Office2.2 miPoliceEmlenton Borough Police Department2.2 miFire stationEmlenton Fire Department Station 552.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeFaith Baptist School of Theology9.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDuBois Regional Airport DUJ42 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT57 miInterstateI-802.0 miUS highwayUS 3227.6 miAmtrakUnion Station PGH55 miCoachSlippery Rock, PA (Maltby Avenue, Near Miller Auditorium Old main Loop Slippery Rock, PA 16057, USA)OurBus21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16373 ZIP area.
