Local servicesHospitalSilver Pines Treatment Center1.1 miPost officeMahanoy City Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMahanoy City Borough Hallunder a milePoliceMahanoy City Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationCitizens Fire Company District 48 Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highHighMahanoy Area Junior - Senior High Schoolunder a mileElementaryMahanoy Area Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeLehigh Carbon Community College - Tamaqua Campus9.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLehigh Valley International Airport ABE39 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL81 miInterstateI-812.0 miUS highwayUS 2096.4 miAmtrakElizabethtown, PA ELT53 miCoachFrackvilleFullington Trailways5.3 miTransit17 stops within a mileSchuylkill Transportation System (STS)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17948 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17948 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:33 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:25 am – 4:40 pm
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People4,188 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.61,615 householdsMedian household income $47,813Median home value $55,100Median rent $916 a month64% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $907 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting14.0% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 1,418 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, manufacturing 16%, retail 13%Average commute 25 minutes73% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 85%, Spanish 12%, Arabic 2%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 18°F54 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month September48 in of snow a year, on about 22 days2 days above 90°F, 139 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mahanoy City 2 N station, 1 mi away
Nearby landmarksBroad Mountain Reservoirreservoir · 1.9 miLocust Mountainpeak · 2.2 miPark Place Lakelake · 2.2 miReservoir Number Threereservoir · 1.3 miLocust Lakelake · 2.8 miRound Headpeak · 6.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLocust Lake State Parkstate park · 2.7 mi · 50 acresSandy Beach Recreation Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 59 acresSgl 326state recreation area · 4.2 mi · 1,385 acresTuscarora State Parkstate park · 5.5 mi · 1,705 acresCatawissa Recreation Areastate recreation area · 5.1 mi · 5,625 acresRush Township Parkpark · 4.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199434 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 14 Nov 199747 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateSchuylkill County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025249 of 365 days measured113 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 43, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Berks County, PA, 30 mi away
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMahanoy Twp Authserves 5,584 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202113 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,532 ft467 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
