Local servicesHospitalPunxsutawney Area Hospital10.4 miPost officeTimblin Post Officeunder a mileTown hallRinggold Township Municipal Building2.2 miPoliceNew Bethlehem Police Department7.4 miFire stationRinggold Area Volunteer Fire Company Station 92.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolRocky Ridge Amish Schoolunder a mileCollegeIndiana University of Pennsylvania Punxsutawney Campus11.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDuBois Regional Airport DUJ21 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT63 miInterstateI-8015 miUS highwayUS 11911 miAmtrakAmtrak Station LAB46 miCoachPunxsutawneyFullington Trailways12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15778 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15778 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 7 min5:44 am – 8:52 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:38 am – 4:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People364 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.765 householdsMedian household income $85,417Median home value $70,00099% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $448 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.7% unemployment rate39% of adults are in the labour force, 113 employedMain industries: transport, warehousing and utilities 43%, retail 29%, manufacturing 10%Average commute 29 minutes89% drive alone, 3% car-poolSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages5% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher74% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 86%, German or Dutch 13%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 17°F46 in of rain a year, on about 96 dayswettest month June35 in of snow a year, on about 18 days7 days above 90°F, 152 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Putneyville 2 Se Dam station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksMahoning Creek Lakelake · 3.9 miGranny Coon Springspring · 6.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMahoning Creek Lake Parkpark · 3.6 mi · 735 acresRedbank Valley Municipal Parkpark · 5.6 mi · 59 acresCook Forest State Parkstate park · 23.0 mi · 10,970 acresClear Creek State Parkstate park · 24.3 mi · 1,798 acresForest Cathedral Natural Areastate park · 25.4 mi · 333 acresYellow Creek State Parkstate park · 27.9 mi · 717 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 LowJefferson County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: 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, 18 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterPa American Water Punxsyserves 8,419 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,268 ft386 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
