Local servicesHospitalPunxsutawney Area Hospitalunder a milePost officeWalston Post Officeunder a mileTown hallYoung Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePolicePennsylvania State Police Troop C Headquarters and Punxsutawney Station1.1 miFire stationPunxsutawney Fire Department Elk Run Station 301.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi6 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherMiddlePunxsutawney Area Middle Schoolunder a mileHighPunxsutawney Area High School1.0 miElementaryWest End Elementary School1.2 miCollegeIndiana University of Pennsylvania Punxsutawney Campus1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDuBois Regional Airport DUJ16 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT73 miInterstateI-8012 miUS highwayUS 1191.5 miAmtrakAltoona, PA ALT44 miCoachPunxsutawneyFullington Trailways1.5 miTransit2 stops within a mileArea Transportation Authority (ATA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15781 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15781 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 7 min5:44 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:37 am – 4:50 pm
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People76 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.035 householdsMedian household income $43,75094% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 17°F42 in of rain a year, on about 92 dayswettest month June35 in of snow a year, on about 18 days2 days above 90°F, 138 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dubois Jefferson Co Ap station, 16 mi away; snow from Putneyville 2 Se Dam
Nearby landmarksIndiana University of Pennsylvania Punxsutawney Campuscollege · 1.3 miGobblers Knobpeak · 2.6 miCloe Lakelake · 4.2 miStraight Run Lakelake · 8.6 miGranny Coon Springspring · 8.1 miPunxsutawney Reservoirreservoir · 8.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMaple Avenue Baseball Fieldspark · 1.6 miMahoning Shadow Trailrecreation area · 2.1 mi · 69 acresClear Creek State Parkstate park · 24.8 mi · 1,798 acresSimon B. Elliott State Parkstate park · 25.6 mi · 329 acresCook Forest State Parkstate park · 26.2 mi · 10,970 acresYellow Creek State Parkstate park · 26.2 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 quality75% of days had good air in 2025273 of 365 days measured90 moderate, 2 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 122main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Indiana County, PA, 22 mi away
Internet at home77% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone23% 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
Elevation1,317 ft401 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
