Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 9 min5:45 am – 8:54 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 13 min7:39 am – 4:52 pm
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People1,981 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.9733 householdsMedian household income $56,058Median home value $119,300Median rent $786 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,460 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 783 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, manufacturing 19%, retail 15%Average commute 29 minutes73% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, German or Dutch 9%, Spanish 1%3% speak English less than very wellSource: 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 July35 in of snow a year, on about 18 days9 days above 90°F, 155 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Clarion 3 Sw station, 5 mi away; snow from Putneyville 2 Se Dam
Nearby landmarksMcClays Peakpeak · under a mileMyers Hillpeak · 3.6 miCanoe Ripplerapids · 4.1 miPiney Reservoirreservoir · 4.7 miClarion University of Pennsylvaniacollege · 7.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOld County Homepark · under a mile · 107 acresUnion Cog Pool Parkpark · 1.7 miCook Forest State Parkstate park · 16.8 mi · 10,970 acresForest Cathedral Natural Areastate park · 19.5 mi · 333 acresClear Creek State Parkstate park · 22.7 mi · 1,798 acresAllegheny National Forestnational forest · 27.9 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, 22 mi away
Internet at home74% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone20% 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
Elevation1,390 ft424 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalButler Health System - Clarion Hospital5.7 miPost officeSligo Post Office1.9 miTown hallPiney Township Building1.1 miPolicePennsylvania State Police Troop C Clarion Station5.3 miFire stationSligo Volunteer Fire Department Station 6401.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementarySligo Elementary School1.8 miCollegeClarion University of Pennsylvania7.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDuBois Regional Airport DUJ30 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT60 miInterstateI-804.7 miUS highwayUS 3227.2 miAmtrakUnion Station PGH55 miCoachPunxsutawneyFullington Trailways29 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16255 ZIP area.
