EdgewoodPA
2,078 people live in this town in Pennsylvania.
Is Edgewood a good place to live?
22% of residents live below the poverty line in Edgewood, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. We don’t grade Edgewood yet; the figures below are still real.
98% of working residents leave Edgewood for work
Where Edgewood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Moving to Edgewood: who provides what
Edgewood is unincorporated, so Northumberland 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 Edgewood.
Most of Edgewood’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Commuting out is the norm in Edgewood: 2% of working residents work locally. Employers in Edgewood added 58 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 130. For Edgewood, the middle household income is $46,000. Half commute less than 14 miles.
| Edgewood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $46,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults have high blood pressure in Edgewood than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
For adults in Edgewood, the share who have diabetes is 14%. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Edgewood is ahead of Pennsylvania on 1 and behind on 14.
| Edgewood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Edgewood | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.2% | 79.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.8% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Edgewood, mostly inland flooding
Paid flood insurance claims in Edgewood since 1978: 2. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 75% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 5% to hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Edgewood
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Edgewood; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Edgewood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Edgewood
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Edgewood is a census-designated place (CDP) located in Coal Township, in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States, immediately adjacent to the western border of the City of Shamokin. The population was 2,619 at the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
Edgewood’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Edgewood.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fairview-Ferndale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Edgewood and Fairview-Ferndale aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Edgewood with a neighbor →
Questions about Edgewood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Edgewood, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Edgewood yet; the figures below are still real. 2,078 people live in this town in Pennsylvania.