Local servicesHospitalClearVision Health and Wellness5.6 miPost officeSybertsville Post Office1.3 miTown hallSugar Loaf Township Municipal Building1.2 miPoliceSugarloaf Township Police Department1.2 miFire stationSugarloaf Fire Company Station 1771.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryBright Beginnings Early Learning Academy1.3 miCollegePennsylvania State University - Penn State Hazleton2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport AVP28 miMajor airportPhiladelphia International Airport PHL90 miInterstateI-801.3 miUS highwayUS 116.1 miAmtrakElizabethtown, PA ELT67 miCoachHazletonFullington Trailways6.0 miSources: 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 min5:32 am – 8:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:25 am – 4:39 pm
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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, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksPennsylvania State University - Penn State Hazletoncollege · 2.5 miButler Mountainpeak · 2.5 miSugarloaf Mountainpeak · 2.8 miLake Irenalake · 3.7 miHumboldt Reservoirreservoir · 5.1 miLake Susquehannalake · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsJoe Larock Recreation Complexrecreation area · under a mileWhispering Willows Parkpark · 1.3 miCatawissa Recreation Areastate recreation area · 7.1 mi · 5,625 acresNescopeck State Parkstate park · 8.5 mi · 3,632 acresSgl 187state recreation area · 9.6 mi · 358 acresEckley Miner's Villagestate historic site · 10.1 mi · 86 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 quality87% of days had good air in 2025308 of 356 days measured46 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 24, worst day 116main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Wyoming County, PA, 35 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
Elevation878 ft268 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
