Harrison CityPA
The town has 96 residents and lies in Pennsylvania.
Is Harrison City a good place to live?
20% of residents live below the poverty line in Harrison City, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Harrison City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
96 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Harrison City.
Harrison City faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
For Harrison City, the FEMA hazard score is 3 of 100. 79% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Harrison City has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (22%), Penn Township (10%) and Monroeville (9%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Harrison City: four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 83° in July, and January nights bottom out around 21°; snowfall runs to about 25 inches a winter. Harrison City has chilly winters and pleasant summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Harrison City’s adults had a checkup this year than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
CDC measures, 26 in all: Harrison City beats Pennsylvania on 12 and trails on 1. The share of adults 18 to 64 in Harrison City who have no health insurance: 5.6%. In Harrison City, 11% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 12% smoke cigarettes.
| Harrison City | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Harrison City | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 14.5% |
| Fewer smokers | 12% | 15.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Harrison City
Fallingwater and 58 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Harrison City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
11 mi Theme parkKennywood
20 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
20 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
19 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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Moving to Harrison City: who provides what
Harrison City is unincorporated, so Westmoreland 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.
100% of working residents leave Harrison City for work
Where Harrison City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Harrison City
College town 22 of every 100 Harrison City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Harrison City
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Harrison City is a census-designated place (CDP) in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 174 at the 2020 census.
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- Elevation
- 978 ft
- ZIP code
- 15636
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