Local servicesHospitalClearVision Health and Wellness3.2 miPost officeLattimer Mines Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHazle Township Municipal Building1.7 miPoliceButler Township Police Department2.1 miFire stationValley Regional Fire and Rescue Station 161.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryDrums Elementary Middle School1.9 miCollegePennsylvania State University - Penn State Hazleton3.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP26 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL87 miInterstateI-812.1 miUS highwayUS 1111 miAmtrakMount Joy, PA MJY68 miCoachHazletonFullington Trailways3.3 miTransit1 stop within a mileHazleton Public Transit (HPT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 8 min5:31 am – 8:39 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:25 am – 4:38 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 16°F49 in of rain a yearwettest month September42 in of snow a year, on about 17 days4 days above 90°F, 163 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Francis E Walter Dam station, 15 mi away; snow from Tamaqua 4 N Dam
Nearby landmarksBuck Mountainpeak · 2.1 miLake Irenalake · 2.4 miPennsylvania State University - Penn State Hazletoncollege · 3.5 miButler Mountainpeak · 3.1 miLake of the Four Seasonslake · 4.0 miDam F Reservoirreservoir · 4.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFreedom Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 102 acresBeltrami Land Acquision - (Recreation Complex)recreation area · 2.1 mi · 88 acresNescopeck State Parkstate park · 5.5 mi · 3,632 acresSgl 187state recreation area · 5.3 mi · 358 acresEckley Miner's Villagestate historic site · 5.3 mi · 86 acresCatawissa Recreation Areastate recreation area · 7.3 mi · 5,625 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199447 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199447 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLuzerne County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighLightning Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality72% of days had good air in 2025260 of 361 days measured100 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lehigh County, PA, 33 mi away
Drinking waterPaw Ceasetownserves 58,467 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,670 ft509 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
