AtlasPA
Home to 719 people, the town was settled in 1908.
Is Atlas a good place to live?
20% of residents live below the poverty line in Atlas, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Atlas. Atlas’ trail network density is 5.0 miles per square mile, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). Atlas has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
719 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Atlas: who provides what
Atlas is unincorporated, so Northumberland 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 Atlas.
Atlas has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
For Atlas, the FEMA risk score is 8 of 100. Expected losses in Atlas break down as 66% from inland flooding and 8% from strong winds.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Atlas has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
For half of commuters, work is under 15 miles away. Jobs based in Atlas fell to 70 in 2023, 25 fewer than in 2013. Atlas’ typical household income is $52,000. The top destinations are Mount Carmel Township (13%), Mahoning Township (10%) and Mount Carmel (4%).
| Atlas | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $52,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Atlas has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 81° and January nights of 18°, with about 34 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Atlas is
The share of adults in Atlas who sleep under 7 hours: 39%. Among adults here, 19% binge drink and 37% have high blood pressure.
| Atlas | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Atlas | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 18.6% | 15.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.2% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Atlas sells for about $106K at the median
Among households in Atlas, 87% live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Atlas
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Atlas
About 2 of every 100 Atlas residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Atlas for work
Where Atlas’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Atlas
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Atlas, PA a good place to live?
Atlas has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.