Local servicesHospitalGaudenzia - Coal Township Residential3.3 miPost officeMount Carmel Post Office1.7 miTown hallMount Carmel Township Municipal Building1.6 miPoliceMount Carmel Borough Police Department1.6 miFire stationLocust Gap Fire Company Station 231.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryMount Carmel Area Elementary School1.2 miMiddleMount Carmel Area Junior High School1.2 miHighMount Carmel Area High School1.2 miCollegeJoseph F McCloskey School of Nursing13.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilliamsport Regional Airport IPT41 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL88 miInterstateI-815.7 miUS highwayUS 2098.9 miAmtrakHarrisburg, PA HAR43 miCoachFrackvilleFullington Trailways10 miTransit1 stop within a mileLower Anthracite Transit Systems (LATS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17840 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17840 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:34 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:26 am – 4:41 pm
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People197 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 63.169 householdsMedian household income $69,08786% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $500 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 19°F48 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month September34 in of snow a year, on about 14 days10 days above 90°F, 127 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Bear Gap station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksBig Mountainpeak · 3.8 miLocust Mountainpeak · 1.1 miLocust Summit Retention Pondlake · under a mileBeury Lakelake · 4.6 miMcWilliams Reservoirreservoir · 4.2 miBear Gap Reservoirreservoir · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNorth Oak Street Municipal Park and Recreation Complexrecreation area · 2.0 miVeterans Memorial Road Baseball Fieldrecreation area · 2.5 miMuseum of Anthracite Miningstate historic site · 4.0 miSgl 326state recreation area · 11.2 mi · 1,385 acresLocust Lake State Parkstate park · 14.6 mi · 1,863 acresSwatara State Parkstate park · 17.8 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199437 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Dec 200846 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowNorthumberland County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025235 of 365 days measured128 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 42, worst day 108main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lebanon County, PA, 28 mi away
Internet at home62% of households have a broadband subscription49% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone38% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterAqua Pa Roaring Creek Divisionserves 43,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,425 ft434 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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