GrayPA
The town, settled in 1919, counts 252 residents.
Is Gray a good place to live?
Gray’s median age is 53.1 years, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (43.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 7 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Gray. Gray has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
252 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Gray: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Gray, and how to reach them.
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 Gray.
With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Gray work out of town
Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles. The top destinations are Jenner Township (11%), Somerset (9%) and Somerset Township (8%). Just 1% of Gray’s working residents have a job in town.
| Gray | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $89,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.3% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Gray has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 80° and January nights of 18°, with about 65 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Gray is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
FEMA puts 87% of Gray’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Compared with 52% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fallingwater and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gray. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw11 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
24 mi MountainMount Davis
22 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
34 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year
11 mi MuseumFort LigonierPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0 · Fort Ligonier: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
Everything we know about Gray
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Gray
About 0 of every 100 Gray residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Gray for work
Where Gray’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Gray
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Gray is an unincorporated community in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 985, 8.9 miles (14.3 km) north of Somerset. Gray has a post office, with ZIP code 15544.
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- Elevation
- 1,883 ft
- ZIP code
- 15544
Questions about Gray
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gray, PA a good place to live?
Gray has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.