Local servicesHospitalConewago Snyder10.3 miPost officeWeikert Post Office1.1 miTown hallHartley Township Municipal Building6.1 miFire stationUnion County West End Fire Company 75.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportState College Regional Airport SCE28 miMajor airportBaltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport BWI122 miInterstateI-8013 miUS highwayUS 5229.7 miAmtrakAmtrak Station LEW24 miCoachLock HavenFullington Trailways20 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17885 ZIP area.
Link copied! Press Ctrl+D to bookmark.
Local Information
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 17885 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 7 min5:37 am – 8:44 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:30 am – 4:44 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People181 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.685 householdsMedian household income $92,917Median home value $342,30098% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,146 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages31% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 15% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 21°F42 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month September35 in of snow a year, on about 15 days24 days above 90°F, 142 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Laurelton Ctr station, 6 mi away; rain from Millheim
Nearby landmarksSouth Prong Thick Mountaincape · 1.3 miNorth Prong Thick Mountaincape · 1.8 miThird Green Knobpeak · under a mileSand Mountainpeak · 2.2 miCold Springspring · 4.9 miWalker Lakelake · 8.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPenns Creek Wild Areastate wilderness · 1.9 mi · 6,291 acresJoyce Kilmer Natural Areastate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 104 acresSnyder Middleswarth Natural Areastate conservation land · 3.6 mi · 610 acresWoodward Sports Camppark · 3.2 mi · 153 acresPoe Paddy State Parkstate park · 5.7 miTall Timbers Natural Areastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 533 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201932 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201932 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowUnion County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsStrong wind Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality74% of days had good air in 2025271 of 365 days measured93 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 101main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Centre County, PA, 28 mi away
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription73% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMifflinburg Boro Water Deptserves 3,690 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20219 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,313 ft400 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
