GastonvillePA
A town of 2,995, settled in 1884.
Is Gastonville a good place to live?
We don’t grade Gastonville yet; the figures below are still real.
97% of working residents leave Gastonville for work
Where Gastonville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Acrisure Stadium and 59 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gastonville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
Big draw38 mi MuseumFallingwater
11 mi Theme parkKennywood
12 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
12 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
12 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaPhoto credits
Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Gastonville: who provides what
Gastonville is unincorporated, so Washington 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 Gastonville.
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Gastonville’s workers commute out
In Gastonville, 2.7% of residents live below the poverty line, below both the Pennsylvania town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). For most workers, Gastonville is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. The share of workers in Gastonville who work from home: 5.6%. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (15%), Bethel Park (6%) and Peters Township (5%).
| Gastonville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 5.6% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Gastonville’s year
Gastonville’s peak summer temperature is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a low hazard risk in Gastonville: inland flooding
89% of Gastonville’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Gastonville sits below 63% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 22 claims in the town since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults in Gastonville have high blood pressure than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Gastonville: 13% of adults have diabetes; what’s more, in Gastonville, 38% of adults have obesity, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (35%) and U.S. towns (35%). Of 26 CDC measures, Gastonville beats the Pennsylvania average on 5 and trails it on 5. Among adults here, 82% had a checkup this year and 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Gastonville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Gastonville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 73.9% | 67.5% |
| More adults seeing a dentist | 68% | 64.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.8% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 1.1% of Gastonville
The trail network density for Gastonville comes to 0.2 miles per square mile. 0.4 miles of trail wind through 2 parks and preserves.
| Gastonville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.1% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Union Township Community and Veterans Memorial Park | — | 16 |
| 2. Pleasant Stream Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Gastonville sells for about $220K at the median
For households in Gastonville, the share who live in a home they own is 86%. The median rent here is $1,044 a month.
| Gastonville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 78% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,044 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Gastonville
Colleges nearby
13 within 15 miles of the center of Gastonville
About 9 of every 100 Gastonville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Gastonville
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Gastonville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Union Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,818 at the 2010 census.
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- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 978 ft
- ZIP code
- 15336
Gastonville’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Gastonville.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gastonville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | #753 | C+ | B | — | C | B |
| Peters Township | #77 | A+ | C− | A− | A+ | A |
| Finleyville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Union Township reports no FBI crime data of its own. Gastonville and Finleyville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Gastonville with a neighbor →
Questions about Gastonville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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