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Minersville is a small town of 4,396 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 26 miles from Lebanon, PA and 76 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $782 a month.
4,396people
$82kTypical home
$782/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
39"Snow
213Sunny days
123Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,396
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 6,691 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 26 mi to Lebanon, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$519/mo)
- Median rent $782/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 36°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
- 123 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 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 39
- 27% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to LNS airport
- 78 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 712 ft
- 75 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 213 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 37 bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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