Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:44 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:45 am – 4:51 pm
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People14,958 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.66,791 householdsMedian household income $56,391Median home value $132,500Median rent $880 a month69% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,948 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 7,359 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, hospitality, food and recreation 12%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 18 minutes78% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 2%, Russian or other Slavic 1%, other Indo-European languages 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 21°F43 in of rain a year, on about 99 dayswettest month October104 in of snow a year, on about 55 days5 days above 90°F, 111 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Erie Intl Ap station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksGreat Lakes Institute of Technologycollege · 1.3 miLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicinecollege · 1.4 miErie Family Centervisitor center · 1.8 miPresque Isle Baybay · 2.4 miBig Pondlake · 4.1 miLong Pondlake · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPresque Isle State Parkstate park · 3.2 mi · 2,001 acresErie Zoopark · under a mileBrabender Parkpark · under a mileErie Bluffs State Parkstate park · 15.6 mi · 624 acresErie National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 27.4 mi · 9,008 acresAllegheny Purchase Unitnational forest · 57.0 mi · 139 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 25 Sep 199844 mi away, near Adamsville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 3 Jun 200137 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateErie County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025280 of 365 days measured84 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 149main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Erie County monitors, PA
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterErie City Water Authorityserves 220,001 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202114 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation793 ft242 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAllegheny Health Network - Saint Vincent Hospital1.1 miPost officeSouth Erie Post Officeunder a mileTown hallErie City Hall2.1 miPoliceErie Police Department2.1 miFire stationErie Fire Department South Central Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools6 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 8 otherElementaryPerry Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighErie High Schoolunder a mileElementaryGrover Cleveland Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeGreat Lakes Institute of Technology1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportErie International Tom Ridge Field ERI4.3 miMajor airportBuffalo Niagara International Airport BUF91 miInterstateI-791.6 miUS highwayUS 20under a mileAmtrakErie, PA ERI1.7 miCoachErie Erie Bus StopGreyhound2.7 miTransit140 stops within a mileThe eSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16508 ZIP area.
