Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:38 am – 8:43 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:29 am – 4:45 pm
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People3,046 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.41,240 householdsMedian household income $70,109Median home value $215,800Median rent $639 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,119 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 1,719 employedMain industries: manufacturing 30%, education and health care 13%, farming, forestry and mining 9%Average commute 30 minutes66% drive alone, 19% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages14% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 86%, German or Dutch 11%, Russian or other Slavic 3%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 21°F42 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month September26 in of snow a year, on about 12 days18 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lewistown station, 17 mi away
Parks and public landsSieber Property Acquisitionrecreation area · 1.5 miHaldemen Parkpark · 5.9 miJames C. Nelson Wild Areastate wilderness · 8.5 mi · 5,346 acresReeds Gap State Parkstate park · 12.0 mi · 224 acresTall Timbers Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.4 mi · 533 acresSnyder Middleswarth Natural Areastate conservation land · 10.4 mi · 610 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201921 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201921 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowJuniata County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsWinter weather Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025228 of 365 days measured136 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 44, worst day 101main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dauphin County, PA, 29 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription56% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMcalisterville Area Joint Authserves 850 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 202112 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation763 ft233 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalConewago Snyder7.6 miPost officeMcAlisterville Post Office1.4 miTown hallFayette Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePolicePennsylvania State Police Troop G Lewistown Station8.8 miFire stationFayette Fire Company Station 41.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 3 otherSchoolJuniata Mennonite Schoolunder a mileSchoolCocolamus Christian School1.0 miElementaryFayette Elementary School1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportState College Regional Airport SCE34 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI107 miInterstateI-8028 miUS highwayUS 5224.7 miAmtrakAmtrak Station LEW17 miCoachLewistown PA - Laskaris Restaurant (LWB)Greyhound17 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17049 ZIP area.
