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Lewisburg is a big small town of 5,257 people in Union County, Pennsylvania. It's about 21 miles from Williamsport, PA and 113 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $235k and rent runs about $997 a month.
5,257people
$235kTypical home
$997/moRent
84° / 35°Summer / winter
29"Snow
213Sunny days
137Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,257
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 5,403 people per sq mi
- 113 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 21 mi to Williamsport, PA
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $235k (≈$1,483/mo)
- Median rent $997/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 1.0% 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
- 137 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (118 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (354 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 26
- 13% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 40% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 33% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to IPT airport
- 115 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 463 ft
- 106 mi to the ocean
- 98 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 185 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 27 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 14 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Union County: R+23 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