Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:51 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:37 am – 4:58 pm
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People3,792 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.61,533 householdsMedian household income $57,596Median home value $124,900Median rent $457 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,535 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting11.6% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 1,261 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, construction 13%, transport, warehousing and utilities 13%Average commute 29 minutes79% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F42 in of rain a year, on about 91 dayswettest month June18 in of snow a year, on about 15 days14 days above 90°F, 124 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Grays Landing station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksSunshine Hillpeak · 1.3 miGrays Landing Poolreservoir · 1.8 miLocks Hillpeak · 1.8 miMonongahela River Pool Seven (historical)reservoir · 3.9 miActive Uellow Boy Pondlake · 2.3 miPond Fourlake · 2.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMason-German Parkpark · under a mile · 134 acresFriendship Hill National Historic Sitehistoric site · 4.1 mi · 662 acresMon View Parkpark · 3.0 miQuebec Run Wild Areastate wilderness · 11.3 mi · 6,069 acresCoopers Rock State Park (Mont Chateau??)state park · 12.7 miFort Necessity National Battlefieldhistoric site · 15.9 mi · 908 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 ModerateFayette County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025288 of 365 days measured77 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Fayette County monitors, PA
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMasontown Muni Water Worksserves 3,841 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20217 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation896 ft273 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGood Works Life Recovery House8.1 miPost officeMasontown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallMasontown Borough Municipal Centerunder a milePoliceMasontown Borough Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationMasontown Volunteer Fire Department Station 25under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMasontown Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeLaurel Business Institute10.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW14 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT48 miInterstateI-799.9 miUS highwayUS 1195.3 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV21 miLight railHSCMorgantown Personal Rapid Transit13 miCoachMorgantownBarons Bus Lines13 miTransit5 stops within a mileFayette Area Coordinated Transportation (FACT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15461 ZIP area.
