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Country around Forksville is a rural area of about 734 people in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 28 miles from Williamsport, PA and 124 miles from Rochester, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 31°F, with about 54 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $218k and rent runs about $682 a month.
734people
$218kTypical home
$682/moRent
79° / 31°Summer / winter
54"Snow
197Sunny days
155Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 734 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 124 mi to Rochester, NY
- 28 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $218k (≈$1,376/mo)
- Median rent $682/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 31°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 197 sunny days a year (49 totally clear)
- 168 cloudy days a year
- 53 of 90 winter days are gray
- 155 days a year with rain or snow
- 54" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 60
- 19% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to IPT airport
- 113 mi to SYR (major hub)
- 81 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,657 ft
- 133 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 100 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 18 bars within 25 mi
- 12 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 18 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sullivan County: R+47 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very 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.