Local servicesHospitalBerwick Hospital Center8.1 miPost officeRock Glen Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBlack Creek Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceNorth Union Township Police Department1.7 miFire stationBlack Creek Township Volunteer Fire Company1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegePennsylvania State University - Penn State Hazleton8.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP36 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL90 miInterstateI-803.6 miUS highwayUS 116.9 miAmtrakMiddletown, PA MID60 miCoachBerwickFullington Trailways7.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18246 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 18246 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 7 min5:32 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:26 am – 4:39 pm
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People84 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.829 householdsMedian household income $112,250Median home value $167,000100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,500 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 80°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 18°F54 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month September48 in of snow a year, on about 22 days2 days above 90°F, 139 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mahanoy City 2 N station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksBuck Mountainpeak · under a mileSouth Buck Mountainpeak · 2.1 miMountain Shadow Lakelake · 2.5 miLake Choctawlake · 3.9 miTomhicken Fallswaterfall · 4.0 miThe Covebay · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCatawissa Recreation Areastate recreation area · 7.3 mi · 5,625 acresRingtown Valley Recreation Complex Expansionrecreation area · 6.8 miTest Track Parkpark · 6.8 miLocust Lake State Parkstate park · 12.5 mi · 50 acresTuscarora State Parkstate park · 13.8 mi · 98 acresSgl 326state recreation area · 12.8 mi · 1,385 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 199444 mi away, near Sinking Spring, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 4.6 on 16 Jan 199444 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, 40 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation1,447 ft441 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
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