Living in Lake Wynonah, PA
Lake Wynonah is a small town of 3,036 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 22 miles from Reading, PA and 68 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $258k and rent runs about $876 a month.
3,036people
$258kTypical home
$876/moRent
84° / 37°Summer / winter
29"Snow
213Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,036
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 958 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 22 mi to Reading, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $258k (≈$1,628/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $99k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (49 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 54
- 21% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 40% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to LNS airport
- 70 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 673 ft
- 66 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 342 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 57 bars within 25 mi
- 62 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 25 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Schuylkill County: R+42 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
- 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.