Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:50 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:37 am – 4:56 pm
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People3,422 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.61,531 householdsMedian household income $69,438Median home value $201,700Median rent $783 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,212 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 1,548 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, manufacturing 14%, construction 12%Average commute 30 minutes76% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%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°F41 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month June21 in of snow a year, on about 14 days15 days above 90°F, 116 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Donora 1 Sw station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksRich Hillpeak · 3.1 miStar Junction Reservoirreservoir · under a mileGreat Allegheny Passage Whitsett Trailheadtrailhead · 2.3 miFort Hillpeak · 4.3 miSpillway Lakelake · 3.2 miLinden Lakelake · 3.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPerryopolis Athletic Fieldrecreation area · 1.1 miWhitsett Parkpark · 2.4 miOhiopyle State Parkstate park · 18.2 mi · 20,476 acresQuebec Run Wild Areastate wilderness · 21.5 mi · 6,069 acresLaurel Hill State Parkstate park · 26.7 mi · 4,333 acresKooser State Parkstate park · 28.0 mi · 241 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 home80% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMawc Yough Plantserves 133,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2022: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,107 ft337 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAngel's Light Addiction Specialists10.1 miPost officeStar Junction Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPerry Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePolicePerryopolis Borough Police Department1.1 miFire stationPerry Township Volunteer Fire Department Station 321.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryFrazier Elementary School1.0 miMiddleFrazier Middle School1.0 miHighFrazier High School1.1 miCollegeCalifornia University of Pennsylvania6.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportArnold Palmer Regional Airport LBE24 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT38 miInterstateI-705.4 miUS highwayUS 406.8 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV10 miCoachGreensburg PA - Westmoreland Transit Center (GNG)Greyhound20 miTransit1 stop 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 15473 ZIP area.
