CalumetPA
1,093 people live in this town, settled in 1889.
Is Calumet a good place to live?
Calumet’s median age is 53.6 years, above both the Pennsylvania town median (43.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). The biggest park or preserve is Westmoreland Fairgrounds Park, at 25 acres. We don’t grade Calumet yet; the figures below are still real.
1,093 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Calumet: who provides what
Calumet is unincorporated, so Westmoreland 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 Calumet.
Calumet faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
The FEMA risk score in Calumet is 9 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 83% come from inland flooding. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1997: one.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Calumet has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
For half of commuters, work is under 9 miles away. Jobs based in Calumet grew to 161 in 2023, 117 more than in 2013. 2% of working residents work locally here. The top destinations are Hempfield Township (10%), Greensburg (10%) and Mount Pleasant Township (9%).
| Calumet | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Calumet’s year
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 30 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Calumet is
For adults in Calumet, the share who binge drink is 18%. This Pennsylvania town beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. Among adults in the town, 15% report frequent mental distress and 33% have obesity.
| Calumet | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Calumet | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83% | 79.2% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.5% | 85.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Calumet keeps 3.6% of its land conserved
Across 1 park or preserve: 0.5 miles of trail. For Calumet, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| Calumet | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Westmoreland Fairgrounds Park | — | 25 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in Calumet sell for about $110K
For Calumet, the median rent is $919 a month. In Calumet, 80% of households are owner-occupiers.
| Calumet | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $919 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 80% | 78% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Fallingwater and 63 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Calumet. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
Big draw32 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
23 mi Theme parkKennywood
32 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
31 mi Stadium & arenaPNC ParkPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Calumet
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Calumet
About 4 of every 100 Calumet residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
98% of working residents leave Calumet for work
Where Calumet’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Calumet
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Calumet is a census-designated place in Mount Pleasant Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Although the United States Census Bureau included it as a census-designated place with the nearby community of Norvelt for the 2000 census, they are in reality two very different communities, each reflecting a different chapter in how the Great Depression affected rural Pennsylvanians. As of the 2010 census, Calumet-Norvelt was divided into two separate CDPs officially. Calumet was a typical "patch town," another name for a coal town, built by a single company to house coal miners as cheaply as possible. The closing of the Calumet mine during the Great Depression caused enormou…
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- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,001 ft
- ZIP code
- 15621
Questions about Calumet
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Is Calumet, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Calumet yet; the figures below are still real.