Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:51 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:39 am – 4:58 pm
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People50,348 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.621,902 householdsMedian household income $70,473Median home value $206,800Median rent $958 a month67% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,469 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.1% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 23,740 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, retail 12%, hospitality, food and recreation 10%Average commute 22 minutes79% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 3% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 2%, other Indo-European languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 20°F41 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month June32 in of snow a year, on about 27 days6 days above 90°F, 122 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Washington 3 Ne station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksWashington and Jefferson Collegecollege · under a mileCommunity College of Allegheny County Washington County Centercollege · 1.3 miCemetery Hillpeak · under a mileNumber Two Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miNumber One Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miMount Wheelerpeak · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsTownship Recreation Facilityrecreation area · 1.3 miWashington Parkpark · 1.5 miNational Cemetery of the Alleghenieshistoric site · 11.2 mi · 254 acresCastlemans Run Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 14.3 mi · 842 acresHillman State Parkstate park · 20.0 mi · 3,667 acresRyerson Station State Parkstate park · 21.1 mi · 1,135 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 ModerateWashington County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025247 of 365 days measured118 moderate daysMedian index 44, worst day 100main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Washington County monitors, PA
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterAuth of Boro of Charleroiserves 27,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2025: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,181 ft360 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUPMC Washington1.4 miPost officeWashington Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWashington City Hallunder a milePoliceWashington Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationWashington Fire Department Station 54 - 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools3 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 3 otherHighTrinity High Schoolunder a mileSchoolJohn F Kennedy Catholic Schoolunder a mileHighWashington High Schoolunder a mileCollegeWashington and Jefferson Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportPittsburgh International Airport PIT23 miInterstateI-701.3 miUS highwayUS 40under a mileAmtrakUnion Station PGH24 miLight railWEST LIBRARYPittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT)15 miCoachPittsburgh, PA (Walmart Parking lot at 2200 Washington Pike, Carnegie, PA. Bus will stop in the outer part of the lot.)OurBus17 miTransit29 stops within a mileFreedom TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15301 ZIP area.
