Local servicesHospitalGood Works Life Recovery House4.6 miPost officeSmithfield Post Office1.0 miTown hallSmithfield Borough Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceFairchance Police Department3.4 miFire stationSmithfield Volunteer Fire Department Station 381.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 otherElementarySmithfield Elementary School1.0 miSchoolMount Moriah Christian School1.2 miCollegeLaurel Business Institute9.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW12 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT54 miInterstateI-688.4 miUS highwayUS 1191.0 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV20 miLight railHSCMorgantown Personal Rapid Transit12 miCoachMorgantownBarons Bus Lines12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15478 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15478 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:51 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:36 am – 4:57 pm
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People5,679 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.92,423 householdsMedian household income $71,311Median home value $145,700Median rent $822 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,436 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate64% of adults are in the labour force, 2,852 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, retail 13%, manufacturing 11%Average commute 28 minutes86% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 22°F45 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month May14 in of snow a year, on about 9 days24 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Lake Lynn station, 5 mi away
Parks and public landsSmithfield Ballfieldrecreation area · under a mileAppalachia Community Center Parkpark · 3.4 miQuebec Run Wild Areastate wilderness · 5.1 mi · 6,069 acresFriendship Hill National Historic Sitehistoric site · 5.9 mi · 662 acresCoopers Rock State Park (Mont Chateau??)state park · 9.0 miFort Necessity National Battlefieldhistoric site · 10.8 mi · 908 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 ModerateFayette County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025288 of 365 days measured77 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Fayette County monitors, PA
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMawc Yough Plantserves 133,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Oct 2022: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,049 ft320 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
