AlbrightsvillePA
85 residents make their home in this town in Pennsylvania.
Is Albrightsville a good place to live?
41% of residents live below the poverty line in Albrightsville, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Albrightsville. Albrightsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Albrightsville.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Albrightsville: inland flooding
For Albrightsville, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 11 of 100. FEMA puts 54% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.6 jobs for every working resident, most of Albrightsville’s workers commute out
Half of commuters travel less than 24 miles. The top destinations are Kidder Township (7%), West Hazleton (4%) and Hazleton (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Albrightsville is cooler than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Expect chilly winters and pleasant summers in Albrightsville, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 79° and January nights drop to 16°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Albrightsville stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: a larger share of its adults had a checkup this year
Albrightsville: 5.9% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Two figures for adults locally: 15% report frequent physical distress, 18% smoke cigarettes.
| Albrightsville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Albrightsville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 90.7% | 85.3% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.4% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Albrightsville
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 41 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Albrightsville. Close and well known come first.
30 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
4 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
34 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
27 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
13 mi Ski areaCamelback Mountain Resort37 runs · 804 ft vertical
29 mi Stadium & arenaPPL CenterPhoto credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Camelback Mountain Resort: Calzarette at en.wikipedia, Public domain · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Albrightsville: who provides what
Albrightsville is unincorporated, so Carbon County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
100% of working residents leave Albrightsville for work
Where Albrightsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Albrightsville; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Albrightsville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Questions about Albrightsville
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Is Albrightsville, PA a good place to live?
Albrightsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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