Blythe TownshipPA
A town of 828, settled in 1842.
Is Blythe Township a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 326, at 1,063 acres. Blythe Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
828 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Blythe Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Blythe 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 Blythe Township.
Most of Blythe Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most people who work leave Blythe Township to do it: just 1% work in town. Jobs based in Blythe Township grew to 115 in 2023, 24 more than in 2013. Its average commute is 23 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. For Blythe Township, the income of the median household is $69,000.
| Blythe Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Blythe Township, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Blythe Township than in 68% of U.S. communities. 2 flood insurance claims have been paid here since 1983.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers: that is Blythe Township’s year
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 19°, with about 43 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime reported in Blythe Township
No violent or property crimes were reported in Blythe Township in 2023. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Blythe Township is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
How healthy Blythe Township is
Nearly a fifth of Blythe Township adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). Blythe Township: a quarter of adults have been diagnosed with depression. In Blythe Township, 40% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 38% have obesity.
| Blythe Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Blythe Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 19.1% | 15.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36.7% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conservation land takes up 6.1% of Blythe Township
15 miles of trail wind through 4 parks and preserves. Blythe Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Blythe Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 326 | — | 1,063 |
| 2. Timothy Freed Park | — | 4 |
| 3. Blythe Township Playground | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Knoebels Amusement Resort and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blythe Township. Close and well known come first.
32 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
16 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
9 mi Park & preserveHawk Mountain Sanctuary
34 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
39 mi MuseumEphrata CloisterPhoto credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ephrata Cloister: 1549bcp at English Wikipedia, Public domain
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Everything we know about Blythe Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Blythe Township
About 2 of every 100 Blythe Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Blythe Township for work
Where Blythe Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Blythe Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Blythe Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Formed in 1846 from part of Schuylkill Township, it is named for State Legislator Calvin Blythe.
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- Area
- 28 sq mi
Questions about Blythe Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blythe Township, PA a good place to live?
Blythe Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.