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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People2,518 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.5788 householdsMedian household income $64,813Median home value $227,700Median rent $1,202 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,293 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.5% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 1,194 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 37%, education and health care 16%, manufacturing 8%Average commute 20 minutes54% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 23% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 82%, French or Haitian Creole 12%, German or Dutch 3%, other Indo-European languages 1%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 15°F56 in of rain a year, on about 112 dayswettest month June89 in of snow a year, on about 52 days0 days above 90°F, 138 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chalk Hill 2 Ene station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksDeer Lakelake · 3.7 miFayette County Visitor Information Centervisitor center · 1.5 miOak Lakelake · 1.7 miHager Hillpeak · 1.1 miBrethren Summitpeak · 2.7 miCool Springspring · 8.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFort Necessity National Battlefieldhistoric site · under a mile · 908 acresFarmington Ballfieldsrecreation area · 1.1 miGreat Meadows Amphitheatre Parkpark · 1.4 mi · 123 acresOhiopyle State Parkstate park · 4.4 mi · 20,476 acresQuebec Run Wild Areastate wilderness · 4.6 mi · 6,069 acresCoopers Rock State Park (Mont Chateau??)state park · 16.5 miSource: 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 home89% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNemacolin Woodlandsserves 1,300 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,980 ft604 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAnother Way1.7 miPost officeFarmington Post Office1.6 miTown hallWharton Township Municipal Building1.4 miPoliceFairchance Police Department9.1 miFire stationFarmington Volunteer Fire Department Station 151.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryWharton School1.3 miCollegeLaurel Business Institute10.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW20 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT59 miInterstateI-689.0 miUS highwayUS 401.5 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV16 miCoachMorgantownBarons Bus Lines22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15437 ZIP area.
