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Conneaut Lake, Pennsylvania (8480027373)
Pennsylvania›Crawford County
Photo of Conneaut Lake

Conneaut Lake, PA · Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗

Is Conneaut Lake a good place to live?

Conneaut Lake’s trail network density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Conneaut Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Conneaut Lake stand out

Where Conneaut Lake beats most towns.

Small town

609 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Conneaut LakeshoreConneaut LakeshoreConneaut Lake
Cutting the cross sections with a saw--ice harvesting
Cutting the cross sections with a saw--ice harvesting, 1907
Conneaut Lake’s story

230 years in pictures

Census counts: 197 in 1860, 624 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1901 and 4 maps from 1906 on.

  • 1796Conneaut Lake is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Conneaut Lake: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Conneaut Lake, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerNorthwestern Rural E C A16.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterConneaut Lake Borough WTP water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Conneaut Lake’s trash rules yet
SchoolsConneaut 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 hereCrawford County Board of ElectionsCrawford County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code1631616316 100%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 Conneaut Lake.

Natural hazards

Conneaut Lake has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 72% of U.S. communities. Households in Conneaut Lake have drawn federal disaster aid in 3 declared disasters, most recently in 2004. 85% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.

28risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
28Low riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
3
paid flood claims since 1979
3
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Schools

The schools Conneaut Lake’s kids attend

Its one school is below. Enrollment at Conneaut Lake’s public school: 392 students.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Conneaut Lake-Sadsbury El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5Grades K–5392B+

NCES · EDFacts

Climate

Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in Conneaut Lake

The midsummer high for Conneaut Lake comes to 81°F, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 85°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.

64″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–36°
Spring36–58°
Summer57–80°
Fall41–61°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Housing

Conneaut Lake’s typical home value is about $234K

The going rate for rent for Conneaut Lake comes to $752 a month. Typical home values rose 9.7% in the year to September 2026. Conneaut Lake: 58% of households are owner-occupiers.

$234KZillow home value
Conneaut LakePennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home58%78%73%
Median rent$752 a month$1,115 a month$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Conneaut Lake$234K
Pennsylvania$287K
+9.7%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Work & commute

The median household income in Conneaut Lake is lower than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town

Only 4% of working residents stay in Conneaut Lake for work; the rest commute out. Among residents in the town, 20% live below the poverty line. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 68, to 327. Half the trips to work are shorter than 11 miles.

4%work in town
Conneaut LakePennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line20%7.6%9.6%
Median household income$38,000$81,000$80,000
Average trip to work20 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town4%6.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Conneaut Lake4%
Vernon Township16%
Meadville10%
Sadsbury Township8%
Millcreek Township5%
11 mi
median commute distance
327
jobs based in Conneaut Lake
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

Conneaut Lake stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with more of its adults who had a checkup this year

In Conneaut Lake, 13% of adults have diabetes. The town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 6.

Conneaut LakePennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)33%38%36%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)82%79%79%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)15%16%17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)16%18%16%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
2 better18 too close to call6 worse
What stands outConneaut LakePA
More adults treating high blood pressure83.1%79.2%
More adults getting cholesterol checked88.4%85.3%
More adults who have had cancer12.3%8.8%
Meadville Medical Center
8.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental

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

Outdoors

Open space protected for good: 0.8% of Conneaut Lake

Parks and preserves in Conneaut Lake: one, of 2 acres.

0.8%conserved
0.8%
conserved · 2 of 239 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Fireman's Beach—2

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Conneaut Lake

18pages on Conneaut Lake
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Conneaut Lake

About Conneaut Lake

Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Conneaut Lake is a borough in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, located at the southern end of the lake of the same name. The population was 625 at the 2020 census, down from 653 at the 2010 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1796
Area
0.4 sq mi
Elevation
1,085 ft
ZIP code
16316
Area code
814

Questions about Conneaut Lake

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Conneaut Lake, PA a good place to live?

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