Hickory HillsPA
Population 480: a town in Pennsylvania.
Is Hickory Hills a good place to live?
Hickory Hills’ median age is 63.1 years, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (43.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Hickory Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
480 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Hickory Hills.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Hickory Hills: inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Hickory Hills, 58% come from inland flooding and 15% from cold waves. On expected storm and flood damage, Hickory Hills sits below 91% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.1 jobs per working resident, most people in Hickory Hills work out of town
Hickory Hills: 12% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Hazle Township (12%), Hazleton (9%) and West Hazleton (5%). The typical journey to work for Hickory Hills comes to 27 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 14 miles.
| Hickory Hills | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Hickory Hills brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
Hickory Hills’ midsummer high stands at 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Hickory Hills is
A fifth of adults smoke cigarettes in Hickory Hills. Of 26 CDC measures, Hickory Hills beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 and trails it on 11. Two figures for adults in the town: 16% report frequent physical distress, 14% have diabetes.
| Hickory Hills | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Hickory Hills | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 89.6% | 85.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Hickory Hills sell for about $160K
The share of households in Hickory Hills who are owner-occupiers: 75%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hickory Hills
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom and 40 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hickory Hills. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom37 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
7 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
40 mi LakeLake Wallenpaupack
27 mi National Historic SiteSteamtown National Historic Site61K visitors a year
35 mi Stadium & arenaPPL CenterPhoto credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Wallenpaupack: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0
_08.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
Moving to Hickory Hills: who provides what
Hickory Hills 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.
100% of working residents leave Hickory Hills for work
Where Hickory Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Hickory Hills
About 0 of every 100 Hickory Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Hickory Hills
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Hickory Hills is a census-designated place (CDP) in Foster Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States, southwest of the borough of White Haven. The CDP population was 562 at the 2010 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
Questions about Hickory Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hickory Hills, PA a good place to live?
Hickory Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Say something about Hickory Hills.
Ask a question, answer one, post a photo or an event. Free, and the parts only a neighbor would know are the parts worth reading.