Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 0 min5:50 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:36 am – 4:57 pm
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People29,942 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.513,892 householdsMedian household income $53,925Median home value $155,600Median rent $794 a month62% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,699 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.8% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 13,104 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, retail 14%, hospitality, food and recreation 10%Average commute 24 minutes78% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 21°F44 in of rain a year, on about 95 dayswettest month June28 in of snow a year, on about 16 days14 days above 90°F, 129 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Uniontown 1 Ne station, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksLaurel Business Institutecollege · 1.2 miFayette Institute of Commerce and Technologycollege · 1.5 miCool Springspring · 4.8 miBEAR HEAVEN CAMPGROUNDcampground · 4.1 miPa-470 Reservoirreservoir · 3.2 miDunlap Creek Watershed Reservoirreservoir · 3.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBrand Lane Parkpark · under a mileUniontown Ballfieldrecreation area · 1.8 miQuebec Run Wild Areastate wilderness · 9.6 mi · 6,069 acresFort Necessity National Battlefieldhistoric site · 9.7 mi · 908 acresOhiopyle State Parkstate park · 11.5 mi · 20,476 acresFriendship Hill National Historic Sitehistoric site · 12.2 mi · 662 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 home83% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPa-american Water- Uniontownserves 23,125 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,089 ft332 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniontown Hospitalunder a milePost officeDowntown Uniontown Post Office1.1 miTown hallUniontown City Hall1.3 miPoliceUniontown City Police Department1.3 miFire stationSouth Union Volunteer Fire Company Station 43under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherMiddleLaurel Highlands Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryBenjamin Franklin Elementary - Middle School1.0 miSchoolChestnut Ridge Christian Academy1.1 miCollegeLaurel Business Institute1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMorgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field MGW20 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT48 miInterstateI-7016 miUS highwayUS 40under a mileAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV12 miCoachMorgantownBarons Bus Lines20 miTransit25 stops 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 15401 ZIP area.
