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Atlas is a tiny town of 719 people in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It's about 32 miles from Lebanon, PA and 87 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 34 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $54k and rent runs about $857 a month.
719people
$54kTypical home
$857/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
34"Snow
213Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 719
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,673 people per sq mi
- 87 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 32 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $54k (≈$338/mo)
- Median rent $857/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 34" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (91 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (680 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 24% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to IPT airport
- 89 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,129 ft
- 86 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 220 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 31 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 16 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 27% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Northumberland County: R+40 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.