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Jonestown is a small town of 1,893 people in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. It's about 6 miles from Lebanon, PA and 76 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,893people
$232kTypical home
$1,056/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
25"Snow
213Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,893
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,986 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 6 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,462/mo)
- Median rent $1,056/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 213 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 152 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (150 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,022 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 36% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to MDT airport
- 75 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 469 ft
- 63 mi to the ocean
- 138 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 32 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 444 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 50 bars within 25 mi
- 112 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 12 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lebanon County: R+32 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk