Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 8 min5:46 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:40 am – 4:53 pm
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People1,747 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.7700 householdsMedian household income $67,167Median home value $146,800Median rent $944 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,644 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.8% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 798 employedMain industries: construction 25%, education and health care 18%, manufacturing 15%Average commute 34 minutes88% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 17°F43 in of rain a year, on about 91 dayswettest month June35 in of snow a year, on about 33 days7 days above 90°F, 140 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Butler 2 Sw station, 16 mi away
Nearby landmarksNumber Three Reservoirreservoir · 1.0 miColumbia Hillpeak · 7.3 miBlack Fox Islandisland · 4.8 miBald Eagle Islandisland · 5.5 miHarbar Acres Lakelake · 7.6 miClarion Riverriver · 7.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsEdward C Mccullough Rec Parkpark · 1.0 miKarns City Ballfield #1recreation area · 1.0 mi · 64 acresMoraine State Parkstate park · 15.7 mi · 16,463 acresMcConnells Mill State Parkstate park · 25.0 mi · 2,837 acresAllegheny National Forestnational forest · 42.4 mi · 513,942 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 199849 mi away, near Adamsville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 4.5 on 25 Sep 199849 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowButler County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality71% of days had good air in 2025256 of 363 days measured107 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 96main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Armstrong County, PA, 19 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPa American Water Co Butlerserves 43,286 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,348 ft411 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalButler Health System - Butler Memorial Hospital13.0 miPost officePetrolia Post Officeunder a mileTown hallKarns City Borough Building1.1 miFire stationPetrolia Volunteer Fire Department Station 28under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 highHighKarns City Area Junior - Senior High School1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDuBois Regional Airport DUJ44 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT45 miInterstateI-8011 miUS highwayUS Rt.686.0 miAmtrakUnion Station PGH42 miCoachSlippery Rock, PA (Maltby Avenue, Near Miller Auditorium Old main Loop Slippery Rock, PA 16057, USA)OurBus18 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16041 ZIP area.
