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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People240 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.5119 householdsMedian household income $54,250Median home value $35,60077% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $944 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: 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, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsSgl 326state recreation area · 2.4 mi · 1,385 acresLocust Lake State Parkstate park · 4.8 mi · 1,863 acresSandy Beach Recreation Parkpark · 2.9 mi · 59 acresRingtown Valley Recreation Complex Expansionrecreation area · 4.6 miMuseum of Anthracite Miningstate historic site · 6.0 miTuscarora State Parkstate park · 10.2 mi · 1,709 acresSource: 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 199434 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 27 Dec 200848 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, 31 mi away
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL18% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSchuylkill Co Mun Authserves 31,850 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,133 ft345 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSilver Pines Treatment Center6.0 miPost officeLost Creek Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGilberton Borough Hallunder a milePoliceFrackville Borough Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationAmerican Hose Company District 44 Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeJoseph F McCloskey School of Nursing8.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLehigh Valley International Airport ABE43 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL83 miInterstateI-812.2 miUS highwayUS 2097.6 miAmtrakElizabethtown, PA ELT49 miCoachFrackvilleFullington Trailways1.4 miTransit12 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 17949 ZIP area.
