GrindstonePA
A town of 580, settled in 1891.
Is Grindstone a good place to live?
49% of households live in a home they own in Grindstone, below both the Pennsylvania town median (78%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). Only one of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Grindstone. Grindstone has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
580 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Grindstone: who provides what
Grindstone is unincorporated, so Fayette 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 Grindstone.
The typical home in Grindstone is valued at about $89K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 5.7%. For Grindstone, the median rent is $1,057 a month.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
High risk in Grindstone, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 90% of Grindstone’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Grindstone sits above nearly four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Grindstone has 0.0 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Clairton (4%), Rostraver Township (4%) and Uniontown (3%). The share of residents in Grindstone who live below the poverty line: 17%. In Grindstone, the mean commuting time is 28 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 16 miles away.
| Grindstone | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Grindstone’s year
Summers in Grindstone are pleasant, and winters chilly. Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 22°; snowfall runs to about 28 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Grindstone is
In Grindstone, just over a fifth of adults say their health is fair or poor. This Pennsylvania town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 9. Two figures for adults locally: 18% smoke cigarettes, 26% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Grindstone | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Grindstone | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 72.6% | 67.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.1% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Fallingwater and 63 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Grindstone. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
25 mi Theme parkKennywood
31 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
31 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
30 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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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Everything we know about Grindstone
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Grindstone
About 1 of every 100 Grindstone residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Grindstone for work
Where Grindstone’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Grindstone
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Grindstone is an unincorporated community and census-designated place that is located in Jefferson and Redstone townships, in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community was part of the Grindstone-Rowes Run CDP before it was split into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census. In 2010, the population was 498. The ZIP code for this community is 15442.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 833 ft
- ZIP code
- 15442
Questions about Grindstone
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Grindstone, PA a good place to live?
Grindstone has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.