Local servicesHospitalButler Health System - Butler Memorial Hospital13.4 miPost officeNorth Washington Post Officeunder a mileTown hallParker Township Municipal Building2.8 miPoliceEmlenton Borough Police Department10.0 miFire stationNorth Washington Volunteer Fire Department Station 30under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSlippery Rock University of Pennsylvania12.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPittsburgh International Airport PIT45 miInterstateI-808.9 miUS highwayUS Rt.6812 miAmtrakUnion Station PGH43 miCoachSlippery Rock, PA (Maltby Avenue, Near Miller Auditorium Old main Loop Slippery Rock, PA 16057, USA)OurBus13 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16048 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 8 min5:47 am – 8:55 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:40 am – 4:53 pm
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People225 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.474 householdsMedian household income $71,250Median home value $130,000Median rent $850 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,675 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher82% finished high school, 5% 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 58°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 17°F45 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month June35 in of snow a year, on about 33 days13 days above 90°F, 142 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Slippery Rock 1 Ssw station, 13 mi away; snow from Butler 2 Sw
Nearby landmarksHarbar Acres Lakelake · 2.8 miColumbia Hillpeak · 6.4 miGlade Dam Lakelake · 4.9 miNumber Three Reservoirreservoir · 5.2 miClarion Riverriver · 8.0 miBoydstown Reservoirreservoir · 7.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsKarns City Ballfield #1recreation area · 5.0 mi · 64 acresEdward C Mccullough Rec Parkpark · 5.8 miMoraine State Parkstate park · 12.2 mi · 16,463 acresMcConnells Mill State Parkstate park · 21.5 mi · 2,837 acresMaurice K. Goddard State Parkstate park · 28.5 mi · 1,268 acresAllegheny National Forestnational forest · 43.2 mi · 513,942 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.5 on 25 Sep 199843 mi away, near Adamsville, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 4.0 on 31 Dec 201146 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowButler County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality71% of days had good air in 2025256 of 363 days measured107 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 96main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Armstrong County, PA, 24 mi away
Internet at home76% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPa American Water Co Butlerserves 43,286 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,456 ft444 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program