Dimock TownshipPA
A town of 1,224, settled in 1833. 42% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Is Dimock Township a good place to live?
The best of Dimock Township’s subject grades is an A for civic life; the weakest is a C− for walkability. 28% of residents are under 18 in Dimock Township, against 20% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 22% across U.S. towns. Homes are within reach, about $201K for a typical one, or 2.9 years of the county’s $68K median household income. On civic life, just 85 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do better. Woodbourne Forest Preserve, at 646 acres with 5.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Dimock Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Dimock Township stand out
Where Dimock Township beats most towns.
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
Dimock Township has shrunk 18% since 2010
1,497 counted in 2010 and 1,228 in 2020; an estimated 1,224 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Dimock Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Dimock Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to Dimock Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dimock Township, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Dimock Township.
Most of Dimock Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.6 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Dimock Township for work: only 3% work in town. Dimock Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Since 2013, Dimock Township has added 207 jobs, to 312 in 2023.
| Dimock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On state tests, Dimock Township’s schools trail 69% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Elk Lake SD. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with why it’s listed. The largest public high school is Elk Lake JSHS, with 490 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Lake El SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–6 | Grades K–6 | 563 | B− |
| Elk Lake JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 490 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Dimock Township
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dimock Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in Dimock Township
Dimock Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Dimock Township is 81°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Dimock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 12% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Woodbourne Forest Preserve | 5.9 mi | 646 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Dimock Township is less healthy than 58% of U.S. towns
Dimock Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Dimock Township.
| Dimock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Dimock Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.4% |
| More adults with arthritis | 36.7% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Dimock Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Dimock Township
About 2 of every 100 Dimock Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
1,224 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Dimock Township
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Dimock is an unincorporated community in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 29, 6.1 miles (9.8 km) south of Montrose. Dimock has a post office with ZIP code 18816, which opened on April 13, 1818.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 1,512 ft
- ZIP code
- 18816
Questions about Dimock Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dimock Township, PA a good place to live?
42% more nonprofits per person than the typical Pennsylvania town.
Is Dimock Township, PA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.