Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:45 am – 8:59 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:45 am – 4:52 pm
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People3,273 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 52.61,471 householdsMedian household income $80,135Median home value $240,700Median rent $853 a month87% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,027 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 1,704 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, manufacturing 17%, retail 15%Average commute 22 minutes80% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 21°F43 in of rain a year, on about 99 dayswettest month October104 in of snow a year, on about 55 days5 days above 90°F, 111 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Erie Intl Ap station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksErie Institute of Technologycollege · 6.2 miHoward Fallswaterfall · 5.7 miLake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicinecollege · 6.7 miMount Pleasantpeak · 9.4 miEdinboro Lakelake · 6.9 miLeBoeuf Lakelake · 7.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMcKean Community Parkpark · 1.5 miRand Property Acquisitionrecreation area · 3.4 miPresque Isle State Parkstate park · 11.0 mi · 2,001 acresErie Bluffs State Parkstate park · 13.0 mi · 624 acresErie National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.4 mi · 9,008 acresAllegheny Purchase Unitnational forest · 57.0 mi · 139 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 25 Sep 199836 mi away, near Adamsville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.6 on 28 Aug 202347 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateErie County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025280 of 365 days measured84 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 149main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Erie County monitors, PA
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterErie City Water Authorityserves 220,001 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202114 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,312 ft400 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMillcreek Community Hospital6.5 miPost officeMcKean Post Office1.3 miTown hallMcKean Township Municipal Building1.0 miPoliceMillcreek Township Police Department6.9 miFire stationMcKean Hose Company Station 401.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryMcKean Elementary School1.4 miCollegeErie Institute of Technology6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportErie International Tom Ridge Field ERI7.3 miMajor airportBuffalo Niagara International Airport BUF97 miInterstateI-792.3 miUS highwayUS 194.7 miAmtrakErie, PA ERI9.7 miCoachErie (Perry Hwy)Barons Bus Lines7.3 miTransit2 stops within a mileThe eSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16426 ZIP area.
