FEMA puts just over three fifths of Frystown’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to hurricanes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.

17risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHurricanesCold waves

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What it facesVery low risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters20 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready4.8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Most of Frystown’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them

The top destinations are Bethel Township (12%), Jackson Township (4%) and Lebanon (3%). Half commute less than 19 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Frystown0%

Bethel Township12%

Jackson Township4%

Lebanon3%

South Lebanon Township3%

19 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Frystown

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here52 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Frystown Commute times26 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 19 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Frystown

In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 21°, and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.

30″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–40°

Spring39–61°

Summer61–83°

Fall43–64°

Oct 25

typical first frost

Apr 20

typical last frost

+1.7°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 85°, January lows 21°Rain & snow30″ of snow a winter · 48 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.7° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Frystown is

Nearly a tenth of Frystown adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, above both the Pennsylvania town median (6.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (8.1%). In Frystown, nearly a fifth of adults binge drink. Among adults in the town, 32% have obesity and 39% sleep under 7 hours.

	Frystown	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	19%	18%	16%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	32%	35%	35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)	39%	38%	36%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	17%	17%	14%

26 measures vs. Pennsylvania

0 better24 too close to call2 worse

What stands out	Frystown	PA
More uninsured adults	9%	5.8%
More adults with COPD	8.9%	7.7%

Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital

9.6 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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Everyday habitsMore binge drinkers Hospitals & doctors nearby9.6 miles to an ER · Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital How adults are doingFewer adults in frequent mental distress Every CDC estimateBetter than PA on 0 of 26

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

Outdoors

3.6% of the land in Frystown is protected from building

Across 1 park or preserve: 0.6 miles of trail. One park or preserve covers 2 acres in Frystown. The town’s concentration of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile.

3.6%conserved

	Frystown	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Conserved land	3.6%	8.2%	4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile	0.5 miles per square mile	0.4	0.4

3.6%

conserved · 28 of 779 acres

0.6 mi

of trails · 0.5 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Frystown Park	—	2

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Trail map0.6 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk2 acres · Frystown Park Conserved land3.6% conserved · 28 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Frystown?”

Nearby attractions

Hersheypark and 36 more within 40 miles

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

All 89 attractions →

21 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year 31 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort

21 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium

21 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World

11 mi Park & preserveRoadside America

21 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Arena

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain

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Everything we know about Frystown

16pages on Frystown

The big questions

HealthBetter than PA on 0 of 26 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$83K median household income · 52 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 17% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

Outdoors1 mi of trails · 4% conserved land PlacesAttractions89 nearby · Roadside America 11 mi LibraryBethel Tulpehocken Public Library CollegesLebanon Valley College is 13.2 mi away

The story

HistoryClimate85° summer highs · 30″ of snow

Day to day

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After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Frystown

Lebanon Valley CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Annville13.2 mi$52,080 tuition

About 0 of every 100 Frystown residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Frystown for work

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

52jobs based in Frystown

0%of working residents work in town

19 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Frystown

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Frystown is a census-designated place in Bethel Township, in far western Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near the township line with Tulpehocken Township. The community is served by the Tulpehocken Area School District. As of the 2010 census, the population was 380 residents. The Little Swatara Creek forms the natural southern boundary of Frystown and flows westward into the Swatara Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River. Interstate 78 has an interchange with Route 645 in Frystown. The CDP is split between the Myerstown and Bethel post offices, which use the ZIP codes of 17067 and 19507, respectively.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area: 1.2 sq mi
Elevation: 466 ft

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Frystown faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding