Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:45 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:40 am – 4:52 pm
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People4,025 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.21,573 householdsMedian household income $65,525Median home value $142,800Median rent $795 a month77% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,443 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.5% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 1,919 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, manufacturing 14%, retail 13%Average commute 24 minutes75% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, German or Dutch 5%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 16°F47 in of rain a year, on about 101 dayswettest month July51 in of snow a year, on about 33 days9 days above 90°F, 155 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clarion 3 Sw station, 6 mi away; snow from Tionesta 2 Se Lake
Parks and public landsBeaver Creek Recreational Parkpark · under a mile · 1,040 acresPark Expansionpark · 4.3 miCook Forest State Parkstate park · 16.7 mi · 10,970 acresForest Cathedral Natural Areastate park · 19.5 mi · 333 acresOil Creek State Parkstate park · 21.5 mi · 7,210 acresClear Creek State Parkstate park · 23.9 mi · 1,798 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 199848 mi away, near Adamsville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 4.5 on 25 Sep 199848 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowClarion County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: 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, 28 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterKnox Water Worksserves 1,380 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,401 ft427 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalButler Health System - Clarion Hospital8.1 miPost officeKnox Post Office1.7 miTown hallBeaver Township Building1.5 miPoliceKnox Borough Police Department1.6 miFire stationKnox Volunteer Fire Company Station 5701.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 high, 1 otherElementaryKeystone Elementary School1.4 miSchoolMeadow View Amish School1.6 miHighKeystone Junior - Senior High School1.7 miCollegeClarion University of Pennsylvania9.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDuBois Regional Airport DUJ34 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT61 miInterstateI-801.8 miUS highwayUS 3224.4 miAmtrakUnion Station PGH58 miCoachSlippery Rock, PA (Maltby Avenue, Near Miller Auditorium Old main Loop Slippery Rock, PA 16057, USA)OurBus28 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16232 ZIP area.
