BrandonvillePA
A town settled in 1868, now home to 199 people.
Is Brandonville a good place to live?
6.4% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Brandonville, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Brandonville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
199 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Brandonville: who provides what
Brandonville is unincorporated, so Schuylkill 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 Brandonville.
The biggest natural risk in Brandonville is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Brandonville than in 93% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 63% come from inland flooding and 8% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Brandonville work out of town
For half of commuters, work is under 15 miles away. Brandonville’s average commute stands at 30 minutes. The top destinations are Hazle Township (8%), East Union Township (7%) and Shenandoah (4%).
| Brandonville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 8.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Brandonville has snowy winters and pleasant summers
For Brandonville, the midsummer high is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Brandonville is
For adults in Brandonville, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 25%. The town beats the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4. Two figures for adults locally: 39% sleep under 7 hours, 38% have obesity.
| Brandonville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Brandonville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.3% | 14.5% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 73.5% | 67.5% |
| More smokers | 20.8% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Knoebels Amusement Resort and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Brandonville. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
24 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
33 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
18 mi Park & preserveHawk Mountain Sanctuary
28 mi State parkHickory Run State ParkPhoto 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 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Brandonville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Brandonville
About 2 of every 100 Brandonville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Brandonville for work
Where Brandonville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Brandonville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Brandonville, PA a good place to live?
Brandonville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.