Local servicesHospitalPenn Highlands Medical Center - Brookville5.9 miPost officeKnox Dale Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPine Creek Township Municipal Building3.9 miPoliceBrookville Borough Police Department5.2 miFire stationKnox Township Volunteer Fire Department Station 13under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeIndiana University of Pennsylvania Punxsutawney Campus10.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDuBois Regional Airport DUJ9.3 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT75 miInterstateI-804.6 miUS highwayUS 3224.2 miAmtrakTyrone, PA TYR50 miCoachPunxsutawneyFullington Trailways10 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15847 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15847 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 8 min5:43 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:37 am – 4:50 pm
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People65 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 23.017 householdsMedian household income $125,139Median home value $71,70088% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 17°F42 in of rain a year, on about 92 dayswettest month June35 in of snow a year, on about 18 days2 days above 90°F, 138 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dubois Jefferson Co Ap station, 9 mi away; snow from Putneyville 2 Se Dam
Nearby landmarksBrookville Reservoirreservoir · 6.2 miIndiana University of Pennsylvania Punxsutawney Campuscollege · 10.0 miReynoldsville Reservoirreservoir · 8.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSylvania Street Memorial Parkpark · 5.3 miStrishock Lane Fieldrecreation area · 5.7 miClear Creek State Parkstate park · 16.1 mi · 1,798 acresCook Forest State Parkstate park · 17.6 mi · 10,970 acresForest Cathedral Natural Areastate park · 19.6 mi · 333 acresAllegheny National Forestnational forest · 23.7 mi · 513,942 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 LowJefferson 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, 30 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterKnox Township Munic Authorityserves 300 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021126 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,668 ft508 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
