Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 16 min5:44 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:45 am – 4:51 pm
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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, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksGannon Universitycollege · under a mileBig Pondlake · 1.7 miCrystal Pointcape · 1.5 miErie Family Centervisitor center · 1.5 miLong Pondlake · 2.1 miMercyhurst Universitycollege · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPresque Isle State Parkstate park · 1.0 mi · 2,001 acresFrontier Parkpark · 1.9 miRoger Young Parkpark · 2.3 miErie Bluffs State Parkstate park · 17.0 mi · 624 acresBarcelona Lighthouse State Historic Sitestate park · 28.8 miAllegheny Purchase Unitnational forest · 57.5 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 199847 mi away, near Adamsville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 3 Jun 200138 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
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
Elevation641 ft195 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEncompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Erieunder a milePost officeDowntown Erie Post Officeunder a mileTown hallErie City Hallunder a milePoliceErie County Sheriff's Officeunder a mileFire stationErie Fire Department Central Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools3 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high, 6 otherHighCathedral Preparatory Schoolunder a mileElementaryPfeiffer - Burleigh Elementary Schoolunder a mileSchoolLuther Memorial Academyunder a mileCollegeGannon Universityunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportErie International Tom Ridge Field ERI5.7 miMajor airportBuffalo Niagara International Airport BUF89 miInterstateI-792.4 miUS highwayUS 191.6 miAmtrakErie, PA ERIunder a mileCoachErie Erie Bus StopGreyhoundunder a mileTransit110 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 16554 ZIP area.
