Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:50 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:36 am – 4:57 pm
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People1,750 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.8954 householdsMedian household income $62,917Median home value $156,200Median rent $698 a month66% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,348 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.3% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 804 employedMain industries: education and health care 37%, transport, warehousing and utilities 13%, construction 12%Average commute 26 minutes88% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 21°F44 in of rain a year, on about 95 dayswettest month June28 in of snow a year, on about 16 days14 days above 90°F, 129 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Uniontown 1 Ne station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksFairchance Reservoirreservoir · under a mileHutchinson Reservoir Number Threereservoir · 2.1 miDeer Lakelake · 7.3 miPine Knobpeak · 3.4 miGoodwin Knobpeak · 3.6 miCool Springspring · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsQuebec Run Wild Areastate wilderness · 3.8 mi · 6,069 acresSouth Union Township Community Parkpark · 3.2 miSmithfield Ballfieldrecreation area · 4.0 miFort Necessity National Battlefieldhistoric site · 6.5 mi · 908 acresOhiopyle State Parkstate park · 10.4 mi · 20,476 acresFriendship Hill National Historic Sitehistoric site · 10.4 mi · 662 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 home79% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone18% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMountain Water Assnserves 3,856 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 202115 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,615 ft492 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGood Works Life Recovery House1.8 miPost officeFairchance Post Office1.5 miTown hallFairchance Borough Municipal Building1.7 miPoliceFairchance Police Department1.7 miFire stationFairchance Volunteer Fire Department Station 161.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryA L Wilson Elementary School1.4 miCollegeLaurel Business Institute5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW16 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT54 miInterstateI-6811 miUS highwayUS 1192.6 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV16 miCoachMorgantownBarons Bus Lines17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15436 ZIP area.
