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ChalkhillPA

Today 141 people live in this town, first settled in 1899.

Is Chalkhill a good place to live?

Chalkhill’s median age is 63.4 years, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (43.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Chalkhill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

141 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Deer LakeDeer LakeChalkhill
Nearby attractions

Fallingwater and 17 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chalkhill. Close and well known come first.

All 81 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Chalkhill: who provides what

Chalkhill is unincorporated, so Fayette County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerWest Penn PowerEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesFayette CountyFayette County provides services here
SchoolsUniontown Area School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereFayette County Election BureauFayette County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2022
ZIP codes15437, 1547015437 59% · 15470 41%Census 2020

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 Chalkhill.

Natural hazards

Very low risk in Chalkhill, with inland flooding at the top

FEMA puts just over four fifths of Chalkhill’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to tornadoes. On expected storm and flood damage, Chalkhill sits below 86% of U.S. communities.

14risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
14Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Chalkhill is cooler

Chalkhill has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 18° and about 89 inches of snow falls in a winter.

89″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–38°
Spring37–59°
Summer57–78°
Fall41–61°
Oct 1
typical first frost
May 19
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Chalkhill stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure

Just over one in ten adults have diabetes in Chalkhill. For adults here, the share who smoke cigarettes is 19%.

ChalkhillPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)19%17%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%34%35%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)81%79%79%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%14%14%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better23 too close to call3 worse
What stands outChalkhillPA
More smokers19.3%15.8%
More adults with high blood pressure39.6%32.8%
More adults with arthritis36.7%30.4%
Uniontown Hospital
7.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chalkhill

14pages on Chalkhill
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Chalkhill

Questions about Chalkhill

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Chalkhill, PA a good place to live?

Chalkhill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.