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Orwigsburg is a small town of 3,005 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 24 miles from Reading, PA and 68 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $685 a month.
3,005people
$213kTypical home
$685/moRent
85° / 37°Summer / winter
30"Snow
213Sunny days
133Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,005
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,385 people per sq mi
- 68 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 24 mi to Reading, PA
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,344/mo)
- Median rent $685/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 133 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" 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 (139 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (255 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to ABE airport
- 71 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 597 ft
- 68 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 343 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 46 bars within 25 mi
- 53 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 4 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 22 museums within 25 mi
- 5 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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