HarleighPA
The town was settled in 1872 and has 1,389 residents today.
Is Harleigh a good place to live?
Harleigh’s typical journey to work is 13 minutes, below both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). We don’t grade Harleigh yet; the figures below are still real.
1,389 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Harleigh: who provides what
Harleigh is unincorporated, so Luzerne 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 Harleigh.
Very low risk in Harleigh, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Harleigh than in 95% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Harleigh has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The median commute is under 10 miles. The top destinations are Hazle Township (19%), Hazleton (11%) and West Hazleton (10%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Harleigh is cooler than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Summers in Harleigh are pleasant, and winters chilly, snowy, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 16° and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More middle-aged adults than Pennsylvania overall
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 34%, against 35% across Pennsylvania. Adults 35 to 64 are 45% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 15% of residents (21% statewide). In Harleigh, the age of the median resident is 49.9 years. 16% never finished high school.
| Harleigh | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 49.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 23% and 81% women
The Census survey reached too few of Harleigh’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±29.2 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Harleigh | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.2% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.3% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 9.4% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.9% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 27.6% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.3% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 16% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 29.8% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.1% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.3% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.3% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Harleigh is
16% of Harleigh adults report frequent physical distress. Two figures for adults here: 19% smoke cigarettes, 30% get no exercise outside work.
| Harleigh | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Harleigh | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.7% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.5% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.5% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harleigh. Close and well known come first.
36 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom29 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
33 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
29 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
15 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
37 mi Stadium & arenaPPL CenterPhoto credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Harleigh
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Harleigh
About 11 of every 100 Harleigh residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Harleigh for work
Where Harleigh’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Harleigh
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Harleigh, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Harleigh yet; the figures below are still real.