Black Lick TownshipPA
A town of 1,105.
Is Black Lick Township a good place to live?
The best of Black Lick Township’s subject grades are a B+ for cost of living and a B for schools; the weakest is a D for walkability. On walkability, just 163 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 102 of Pennsylvania’s 1,751 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 332, at 610 acres. Black Lick Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,105 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Black Lick Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Black Lick Township is from typical.
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Moving to Black Lick Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Black Lick Township, and how to reach them.
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 Black Lick Township.
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, fewer of Black Lick Township’s working residents work locally
Black Lick Township’s income of the median household stands at $69,000, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at $81,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Black Lick Township dropped by 45, to 84. For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 15%. Half of commuters travel less than 21 miles.
| Black Lick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On CDC estimates, Black Lick Township is less healthy than 72% of U.S. towns
In Black Lick Township, just over four in five adults had a checkup this year, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (79%) and U.S. towns (79%). Of 26 CDC measures, Black Lick Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 and trails it on 13. Also worth knowing: among adults locally, 39% have obesity.
| Black Lick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Black Lick Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.3% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Black Lick Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 46 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conservation land takes up 5.6% of Black Lick Township
The density of trails in Black Lick Township is 0.1 miles per square mile. Across 1 park or preserve: 1.3 miles of trail.
| Black Lick Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 332 | 0.1 mi | 610 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The biggest natural risk in Black Lick Township is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
The FEMA hazard score for Black Lick Township comes to 56 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 83% come from inland flooding. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 2000: 2.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Black Lick Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Black Lick Township
About 7 of every 100 Black Lick Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Black Lick Township for work
Where Black Lick Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Black Lick Township
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Black Lick is a census-designated place (CDP) in Burrell Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,462 at the 2010 census. A post office called Black Lick has been in operation since 1809. The community was named after Blacklick Creek.
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- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 955 ft
- ZIP code
- 15716
Questions about Black Lick Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Black Lick Township, PA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.