Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:44 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 12 min7:40 am – 4:51 pm
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People3,516 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.91,361 householdsMedian household income $56,563Median home value $160,900Median rent $885 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,658 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.3% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 1,393 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, manufacturing 15%, retail 10%Average commute 23 minutes77% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 11% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 16°F47 in of rain a year, on about 101 dayswettest month July51 in of snow a year, on about 33 days9 days above 90°F, 155 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clarion 3 Sw station, 4 mi away; snow from Tionesta 2 Se Lake
Nearby landmarksClarion University of Pennsylvaniacollege · 4.8 miGroce Hillpeak · 3.5 miPiney Reservoirreservoir · 4.5 miHuefner Springspring · 4.6 miMarie-Eileen Lakelake · 5.8 miPine Hillpeak · 8.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWoodburn Parkpark · under a mileBeaver Creek County Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 51 acresCook Forest State Parkstate park · 10.7 mi · 10,970 acresForest Cathedral Natural Areastate park · 13.5 mi · 333 acresClear Creek State Parkstate park · 18.1 mi · 1,798 acresAllegheny National Forestnational forest · 20.4 mi · 513,942 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowClarion County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateLandslide Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality71% of days had good air in 2025256 of 363 days measured107 moderate daysMedian index 41, worst day 96main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Armstrong County, PA, 31 mi away
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL10% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPa American Water Co Clarionserves 10,372 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,375 ft419 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalButler Health System - Clarion Hospital5.2 miPost officeShippenville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallShippenville Borough Buildingunder a milePoliceClarion County Sheriff's Office4.4 miFire stationShippenville - Elk Township Volunteer Fire Department Station 630under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeClarion University of Pennsylvania4.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDuBois Regional Airport DUJ29 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT67 miInterstateI-804.1 miUS highwayUS 322under a mileAmtrakUnion Station PGH63 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16254 ZIP area.
