East Union TownshipPA
A town of 1,734. A regional job hub with 1,935 jobs.
Is East Union Township a good place to live?
East Union Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and an A− for the outdoors; its weakest is a D for walkability. 14% of the land in East Union Township is conserved, against 8.2% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. East Union Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes East Union Township stand out
Where East Union Township beats most towns.
Every workday, about 1,901 people come to East Union Township for work
Where East Union Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How East Union Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far East Union Township is from typical.
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Moving to East Union Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Union 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 East Union Township.
A job hub: East Union Township has 2.9 jobs for every working resident and draws in 1,901 commuters
The top destinations are Hazle Township (12%), Shenandoah (4%) and West Hazleton (3%). Only 5% of working residents stay in East Union Township for work; the rest commute out. East Union Township: 17% of residents live below the poverty line, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. In East Union Township, the average trip to work is 33 minutes.
| East Union Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Very low risk in East Union Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 4 claims in East Union Township since 1981.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Snowy winters and pleasant summers in East Union Township
A winter brings about 48 inches of snow, with January nights at 17° and July afternoons at 80°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health in East Union Township trails 64% of U.S. towns
The share of adults in East Union Township who say their health is fair or poor: 21%. 39% of adults here have obesity; 39% sleep under 7 hours.
| East Union Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | East Union Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.9% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
East Union Township has set aside 13.7% of its land for conservation
Trails run 12 miles in 3 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in East Union Township: 3, covering 2,120 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Catawissa Recreation Area - Weiser State Forest | 1.8 mi | 2,118 |
| 2. Sheppton Park | — | 1 |
| 3. Brandonville Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Knoebels Amusement Resort and 26 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Union Township. Close and well known come first.
38 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
32 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
26 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
40 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
25 mi State parkHickory Run State ParkPhoto credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about East Union Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of East Union Township
About 3 of every 100 East Union Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About East Union Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
East Union Township is a township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,641 at the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 26 sq mi
East Union Township’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with East Union Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Union Township | — | — | A | — | C− | C+ |
| Union Township | — | — | A− | A+ | C+ | B− |
| Mahanoy Township | #695 | B− | A+ | A+ | D | D |
| North Union Township | — | — | A− | — | C− | C |
East Union Township, Union Township and North Union Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. East Union Township and North Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare East Union Township with a neighbor →
Questions about East Union Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Union 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 A.