Local servicesHospitalPenn Highlands Medical Center - Connellsville6.6 miPost officeVanderbilt Post Office2.7 miTown hallFranklin Township Municipal Building2.0 miPolicePerryopolis Borough Police Department4.3 miFire stationFlatwoods Volunteer Fire Department Station 48under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryFranklin Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegePennsylvania State University - Penn State Fayette6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportArnold Palmer Regional Airport LBE24 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT42 miInterstateI-709.6 miUS highwayUS 1195.1 miAmtrakConnellsville, PA COV6.3 miCoachGreensburg PA - Westmoreland Transit Center (GNG)Greyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15486 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15486 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 1 min5:50 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 20 min7:37 am – 4:56 pm
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People2,127 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 51.6955 householdsMedian household income $66,734Median home value $154,200Median rent $916 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,940 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting6.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 1,008 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, transport, warehousing and utilities 14%, manufacturing 13%Average commute 30 minutes86% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 2% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 21°F47 in of rain a year, on about 101 dayswettest month June24 in of snow a year, on about 16 days17 days above 90°F, 116 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Connellsville 2 Ssw station, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksVirgin Run Lakelake · under a mileRiver Hillspeak · 2.4 miFort Hillpeak · 4.9 miSpillway Lakelake · 3.0 miColonial Reservoirreservoir · 2.9 miStar Junction Reservoirreservoir · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFranklin Community Parkpark · under a mileLower Tyrone Twp Fairgroundspark · 3.8 miOhiopyle State Parkstate park · 13.7 mi · 20,476 acresFort Necessity National Battlefieldhistoric site · 15.4 mi · 908 acresQuebec Run Wild Areastate wilderness · 17.8 mi · 6,069 acresLaurel Hill State Parkstate park · 23.3 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 home86% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% 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
Elevation1,298 ft396 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
