Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:50 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:37 am – 4:56 pm
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People456 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.2248 householdsMedian household income $41,042Median home value $146,700Median rent $749 a month50% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,179 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 247 employedMain industries: manufacturing 20%, education and health care 20%, hospitality, food and recreation 19%Average commute 31 minutes70% drive alone, 30% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F41 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month June21 in of snow a year, on about 14 days15 days above 90°F, 116 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Donora 1 Sw station, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksStar Junction Reservoirreservoir · under a mileRich Hillpeak · 4.1 miSpillway Lakelake · 2.2 miRiver Hillspeak · 2.5 miGreat Allegheny Passage Whitsett Trailheadtrailhead · 3.2 miVirgin Run Lakelake · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPerryopolis Athletic Fieldrecreation area · 1.7 miStuckslager Road Ballfieldrecreation area · 2.6 miOhiopyle State Parkstate park · 17.5 mi · 20,476 acresFort Necessity National Battlefieldhistoric site · 18.8 mi · 908 acresQuebec Run Wild Areastate wilderness · 20.6 mi · 6,069 acresLaurel Hill State Parkstate park · 26.5 mi · 4,333 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 home84% of households have a broadband subscription53% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation1,006 ft307 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAngel's Light Addiction Specialists9.2 miPost officeStar Junction Post Officeunder a mileTown hallPerry Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePolicePerryopolis Borough Police Department1.7 miFire stationPerry Township Volunteer Fire Department Station 321.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highElementaryFrazier Elementary School1.9 miMiddleFrazier Middle School1.9 miHighFrazier High School2.0 miCollegeCalifornia University of Pennsylvania6.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportArnold Palmer Regional Airport LBE24 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT39 miInterstateI-706.3 miUS highwayUS 406.2 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV9.6 miCoachGreensburg PA - Westmoreland Transit Center (GNG)Greyhound20 miTransit1 stop within a mileFayette Area Coordinated Transportation (FACT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15482 ZIP area.
