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Tresckow is a tiny town of 696 people in Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It's about 34 miles from Allentown, PA and 76 miles from Philadelphia, PA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 79°F and winter highs 32°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $158k and rent runs about $1k a month.
696people
$158kTypical home
$1,449/moRent
79° / 32°Summer / winter
43"Snow
223Sunny days
127Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 696
- Part of a metro area
- About 391 people per sq mi
- 76 mi to Philadelphia, PA
- 34 mi to Allentown, PA
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $158k (≈$996/mo)
- Median rent $1,449/mo
- Median household income $88k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 79°F
- Winter highs around 32°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 223 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 142 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 127 days a year with rain or snow
- 43" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (178 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (999 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to AVP airport
- 82 mi to PHL (major hub)
- 62 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 91% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,782 ft
- 79 mi to the ocean
- 112 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 310 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 43 bars within 25 mi
- 39 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 15 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of Pennsylvania districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Carbon County: R+35 in 2024
- Pennsylvania: Purple — split almost evenly
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High 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.