FoundryvillePA
A town of 360, settled in 1833.
Is Foundryville a good place to live?
Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Foundryville. Foundryville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
360 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Foundryville: who provides what
Foundryville is unincorporated, so Columbia 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 Foundryville.
A smaller share of residents in Foundryville live below the poverty line than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
1.4% of residents live below the poverty line in Foundryville, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Most working residents leave Foundryville for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Berwick (16%), Salem Township (9%) and South Centre Township (9%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Foundryville faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Foundryville has four seasons and pleasant summers
Foundryville has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Foundryville is
Foundryville beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 4. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Foundryville, above both the Pennsylvania town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 38% of Foundryville adults have obesity.
| Foundryville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Foundryville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.2% | 5.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19% | 14.5% |
| More adults with arthritis | 34.8% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Knoebels Amusement Resort and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Foundryville. Close and well known come first.
18 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
37 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
29 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
39 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
30 mi MuseumAsa Packer MansionPhoto credits
Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · Asa Packer Mansion: Chris18240 (talk), Public domain
Everything we know about Foundryville
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Foundryville
About 3 of every 100 Foundryville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Foundryville for work
Where Foundryville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Foundryville
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Foundryville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 260 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 636 ft
Questions about Foundryville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Foundryville, PA a good place to live?
Foundryville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.