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Port Carbon is a small town of 1,768 people in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It's about 28 miles from Reading, PA and 72 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 36°F, with about 40 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $877 a month.
1,768people
$112kTypical home
$877/moRent
84° / 36°Summer / winter
40"Snow
213Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,768
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,345 people per sq mi
- 72 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 28 mi to Reading, PA
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$706/mo)
- Median rent $877/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 40" 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 44
- 26% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to ABE airport
- 75 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 646 ft
- 72 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 24 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 220 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 31 bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 20 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 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