Local servicesHospitalGateway Rehabilitation Center - Westmoreland6.3 miPost officeWyano Post Office2.2 miTown hallHunker Borough Office2.4 miPoliceSouthwest Regional Police Department - Madison4.4 miFire stationWestinghouse Waltz Mills Fire Department - Station 1162.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 middleMiddleYough Intermediate - Middle School1.0 miElementaryMendon Elementary School1.1 miCollegeWestmoreland County Community College5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportArnold Palmer Regional Airport LBE15 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT37 miInterstateI-701.6 miUS highwayUS 1193.8 miAmtrakAmtrak Station GNB9.9 miCoachGreensburg PA - Westmoreland Transit Center (GNG)Greyhound9.8 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 15679 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:49 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:37 am – 4:56 pm
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People2,438 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 57.81,311 householdsMedian household income $67,969Median home value $188,100Median rent $975 a month89% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,826 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.6% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 1,175 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, manufacturing 21%, transport, warehousing and utilities 12%Average commute 26 minutes90% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Chinese 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 21°F44 in of rain a year, on about 92 dayswettest month June30 in of snow a year, on about 21 days6 days above 90°F, 130 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mt Pleasant station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksBald Hillpeak · 2.8 miSand Hillpeak · 5.6 miWestmoreland County Community Collegecollege · 5.8 miCedar Creek Park Trailheadpark · 6.0 miSmithton Trailheadtrailhead · 5.2 miIndian Lakelake · 8.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCommunity Parkpark · 3.9 miWestmoreland Land Trust Acquisition - Phase 1park · 4.3 miBushy Run Battlefieldstate historic site · 11.4 mi · 241 acresKeystone State Parkstate park · 18.5 mi · 1,178 acresOhiopyle State Parkstate park · 21.3 mi · 20,476 acresLinn Run State Parkstate park · 22.1 mi · 631 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 ModerateWestmoreland County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025283 of 362 days measured78 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 126main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Westmoreland County monitors, PA
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription64% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMawc Sweeney Plantserves 143,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20214 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,151 ft351 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
