Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:39 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:34 am – 4:46 pm
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People47 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.628 householdsMedian household income $51,250Median home value $164,600Median rent $538 a month39% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $957 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 53°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 14°F44 in of rain a year, on about 93 dayswettest month September50 in of snow a year, on about 35 days6 days above 90°F, 175 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clarence station, 11 mi away
Parks and public landsQuehanna Wild Areastate wilderness · 5.7 mi · 21,319 acresLower Jerry Run Natural Areastate conservation land · 4.9 mi · 996 acresBucktail State Parkstate park · 7.8 mi · 22,943 acresBurns Run Wild Areastate wilderness · 7.4 mi · 2,476 acresBucktail State Park Natural Areastate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 25,002 acresM.K. Goddard / Wykoff Run Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 1,211 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 LowClearfield County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025271 of 365 days measured93 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 101main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Centre County, PA, 22 mi away
Internet at home68% of households have a broadband subscription14% have cable, fibre or DSL36% rely on a mobile data plan alone32% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterClearfield Municipal Authserves 14,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,419 ft433 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBucktail Medical Center18.2 miPost officeKarthaus Post Office6.4 miTown hallWest Keating Township Municipal Building1.5 miFire stationKarthaus Volunteer Fire Company Station 206.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportState College Regional Airport SCE26 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT125 miInterstateI-8013 miUS highwayUS 32220 miAmtrakTyrone, PA TYR38 miCoachPhilipsburgFullington Trailways22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16871 ZIP area.
