Deer LakePA
In Pennsylvania, this town has 468 residents.
Is Deer Lake a good place to live?
Deer Lake’s median household income is $150,000, against $81,000 in Pennsylvania’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a higher age of the median resident than Deer Lake. Deer Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
468 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Fallingwater and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Deer Lake. Close and well known come first.
Big draw8 mi MuseumFallingwater
in town National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
Big draw38 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
40 mi Theme parkKennywood
22 mi MountainMount Davis
24 mi Stadium & arenaMountaineer Field at Milan Puskar StadiumPhoto 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 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0
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Moving to Deer Lake: who provides what
Deer Lake is unincorporated, so Fayette 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 Deer Lake.
Deer Lake has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 86% of U.S. communities. Just over four fifths of Deer Lake’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 7%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most people working in Deer Lake commute elsewhere
For half of commuters, work is under 10 miles away. Deer Lake’s mean commuting time is 19 minutes. The top destinations are Wharton Township (24%), North Union Township (12%) and Uniontown (6%).
| Deer Lake | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Deer Lake stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with a typical July afternoon cooler than most
Summers in Deer Lake are pleasant, and winters chilly, snowy, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 18° and about 89 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Deer Lake have high blood pressure than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just one has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Deer Lake. 16% of Deer Lake adults have diabetes. Of 26 CDC measures, Deer Lake beats the Pennsylvania average on 4 and trails it on 13.
| Deer Lake | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Deer Lake | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.6% | 18.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 86.6% | 79.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 13.1% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 0.1% of Deer Lake
Parks and preserves in Deer Lake: one, of 1 acres. Among 1,003 Pennsylvania towns, just 9 have a lower share of conserved land than Deer Lake.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fort Necessity National Battlefield | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Deer Lake
Colleges nearby
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.
100% of working residents leave Deer Lake for work
Where Deer Lake’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Deer Lake
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Deer Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wharton Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Chalkhill and 5 miles (8 km) northwest of Farmington in the Laurel Highlands of southwestern Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 495.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,936 ft
Questions about Deer Lake
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Deer Lake, PA a good place to live?
Deer Lake has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.