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East UniontownPA

With 2,195 residents, it is a town in Pennsylvania.

Is East Uniontown a good place to live?

26% of residents live below the poverty line in East Uniontown, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. We don’t grade East Uniontown yet; the figures below are still real.

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave East Uniontown for work

Where East Uniontown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

14% → North Union Township North Union Township 14% 13% → Uniontown Uniontown 13% 8% → South Union Township South Union Township 8% 4% → Menallen Township Menallen Township 4% 4% → Georges Township Georges Township 4% 3% → Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 3% East Uniontown · 2% stay
526jobs based in East Uniontown
2%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Getting set up

Moving to East Uniontown: who provides what

East Uniontown is unincorporated, so Fayette County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerWest Penn PowerEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterPa-American Water- UniontownNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesFayette CountyFayette County provides services here
SchoolsLaurel Highlands 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 hereFayette County Election BureauFayette County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Oct 2022
ZIP codes15401, 1544515401 94% · 15445 6%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 East Uniontown.

Natural hazards

East Uniontown has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

Of the losses FEMA expects in East Uniontown, 76% come from inland flooding and 8% from tornadoes. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage here than in 87% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid locally since 2011.

13risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
13Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoes
1
paid flood claims since 2011

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

A smaller share of working residents in East Uniontown work locally than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town

The top destinations are North Union Township (14%), Uniontown (13%) and South Union Township (8%). Since 2013, East Uniontown has lost 46 jobs, to 526 in 2023. The median household income for East Uniontown comes to $48,000.

2%work in town
East UniontownPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Median household income$48,000$81,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town1.5%6.3%8%
Average trip to work27 minutes26 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In East Uniontown2%
North Union Township14%
Uniontown13%
South Union Township8%
Menallen Township4%
10 mi
median commute distance
526
jobs based in East Uniontown
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in East Uniontown brings four seasons and pleasant summers

A winter brings about 28 inches of snow, with January nights at 22° and July afternoons at 84°.

28″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–41°
Spring39–63°
Summer59–82°
Fall42–65°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+0.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, more of East Uniontown’s adults have high blood pressure

20% of adults smoke cigarettes in East Uniontown. This Pennsylvania town beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 15.

East UniontownPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)17%14%14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)20%17%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%34%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%11%12%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
1 better10 too close to call15 worse
What stands outEast UniontownPA
More adults treating high blood pressure82.9%79.2%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth24.4%14.5%
Uniontown Hospital
2.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

Housing

A home in East Uniontown sells for about $165K at the median

For East Uniontown, the going rate for rent is $871 a month. The share of households in East Uniontown who are owner-occupiers: 64%.

$165Kmedian sale price
East UniontownPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home64%78%73%
Median rent$871 a month$1,115 a month$1,185 a month
1
homes sold in September

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

Nearby attractions

Fallingwater and 27 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Uniontown. Close and well known come first.

All 83 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about East Uniontown

14pages on East Uniontown
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of East Uniontown

East Uniontown’s neighbors

6 towns share a border with East Uniontown.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownPA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
East Uniontown——————
Uniontown#1009DA−D−CD
North Union Township#350A−AA+C+C
Hopwood——————
South Union Township#547BA−—C+C+
Oliver——————
Leith-Hatfield——————

South Union Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. East Uniontown, Hopwood, Oliver and Leith-Hatfield aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East Uniontown with a neighbor →

Questions about East Uniontown

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is East Uniontown, PA a good place to live?

We don’t grade East Uniontown yet; the figures below are still real.