Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 693, settled in 1936.
Deer Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 65 in 1940, 670 in 2020. The archive holds 16 old photos and papers going back to 2015 and 2 maps from 1889 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Deer Lake, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Deer Lake.
Half the trips to work are shorter than 19 miles. Deer Lake’s typical household income is $103,000, above both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are West Brunswick Township (7%), Orwigsburg (6%) and Pottsville (6%).
| Deer Lake | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 38 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $103,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 37%, against 35% across Pennsylvania. Adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (38% statewide). Deer Lake’s midpoint age is 47.9 years, against 43.2 years in Pennsylvania’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. In Deer Lake, just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older.
| Deer Lake | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 20% | 22% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Deer Lake | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.9% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.2% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 18% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 18% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.1% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 2.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 36.7% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.3% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.2% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.3% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 700, single groups can be off by several points
Winters in Deer Lake are chilly and summers warm, with plenty of rain. Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 21 inches a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
FEMA puts 73% of Deer Lake’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to hurricanes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid one claim in the town since 1998.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Deer Lake: nearly a third of adults have high blood pressure. Among adults in the town, 21% get no exercise outside work and 12% report frequent physical distress.
| Deer Lake | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Deer Lake | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.8% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 16.1% | 18.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Deer Lake, the median rent is $817 a month.
| Deer Lake | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 95% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $817 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Deer Lake. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
28 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom29 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
8 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
4 mi Park & preserveHawk Mountain Sanctuary
39 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark StadiumHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Deer Lake
About 2 of every 100 Deer Lake residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Where Deer Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Deer Lake is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. The population was 670 at the 2020 census. The mayor of the borough is Larry Kozlowski.
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