Arnold CityPA
A town of 538, settled in 1900.
Is Arnold City a good place to live?
Arnold City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
538 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Arnold City: who provides what
Arnold City is unincorporated, so Fayette 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Arnold City.
A larger share of residents live below the poverty line in Arnold City than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
The top destinations are Rostraver Township (9%), Washington Township (5%) and North Union Township (4%). No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a lower middle household income than Arnold City. Half commute less than 15 miles.
| Arnold City | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $2,499 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 61% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Arnold City: inland flooding
Compared with 77% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Arnold City is higher. FEMA puts 90% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Arnold City brings four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 22° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 21 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Arnold City is
17% of adults binge drink in Arnold City, below the Pennsylvania town median (18%) but above the median of U.S. towns (16%). In Arnold City, 20% of adults smoke cigarettes. Two figures for adults locally: 18% report frequent mental distress, 15% report frequent physical distress.
| Arnold City | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Arnold City | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.8% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 7.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.3% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fallingwater and 62 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Arnold City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw24 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
19 mi Theme parkKennywood
25 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
25 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
24 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Arnold City
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Arnold City
About 0 of every 100 Arnold City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Arnold City for work
Where Arnold City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Arnold City
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Arnold City is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Washington Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately 3 miles (5 km) east of the borough of Belle Vernon, in far northwestern Fayette County. As of the 2020 census, Arnold City had a population of 462.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 950 ft
Questions about Arnold City
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Arnold City, PA a good place to live?
Arnold City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.