Households in Hunker have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2004. Compared with 86% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 87% come from inland flooding.

14risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland flooding

federal disasters paid out here

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What it facesVery low risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters1 federal disaster · Paid out in Hunker Get ready4.8 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Hunker’s workers commute out

Among residents in Hunker, 2.7% live below the poverty line, and the income of the median household for Hunker comes to $59,000, below both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Hempfield Township (17%), Greensburg (13%) and Pittsburgh (9%). For Hunker, the typical journey to work is 23 minutes.

0%work in town

	Hunker	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	2.7%	7.6%	9.6%
Median household income	$59,000	$81,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	23 minutes	26 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Hunker0%

Hempfield Township17%

Greensburg13%

Pittsburgh9%

New Stanton5%

10 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Hunker

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here6 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Hunker Commute times23 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 10 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Housing

Zillow puts the typical Hunker home at about $223K

The share of households in Hunker who live in a home they own is 93%, against 78% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. The town’s rent at the middle of the market stands at $875 a month. Home values are down 3.7% over the year to September 2026.

$223KZillow home value

	Hunker	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Households that own their home	93%	78%	73%
Median rent	$875 a month	$1,115 a month	$1,185 a month

Typical home value

Hunker$223K

Pennsylvania$287K

−3.7%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in April

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Prices over the yearsDown 3.7% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 3.8 years of income Rents$875 a month · Median rent Vs. the neighbors2 bordering towns

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Hunker’s year

Hunker’s July high comes in at 83°F.

30″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–40°

Spring39–62°

Summer59–82°

Fall43–64°

Oct 13

typical first frost

May 1

typical last frost

+0.8°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 83°, January lows 21°Rain & snow30″ of snow a winter · 44 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+0.8° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults had a checkup this year in Hunker than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country

For adults in Hunker, the share who smoke cigarettes is 12%. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Hunker is ahead of Pennsylvania on 14 and behind on 1. Two figures for adults locally: 11% report frequent physical distress, 13% say their health is fair or poor.

	Hunker	Pennsylvania towns	U.S. towns
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	13%	16%	17%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	11%	14%	14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)	13%	19%	19%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)	19%	24%	25%

26 measures vs. Pennsylvania

14 better11 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Hunker	PA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	10%	14.5%
Fewer adults in fair or poor health	13.4%	18.7%
More adults who have had cancer	11.3%	8.8%

Excela Health - Frick Hospital

5.4 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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Everyday habitsFewer smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby5.4 miles to an ER · Excela Health - Frick Hospital How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than PA on 14 of 26

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

Fallingwater and 60 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hunker. Close and well known come first.

All 84 attractions →

Big draw22 mi MuseumFallingwater

Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium

Big draw38 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year

18 mi Theme parkKennywood

27 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne

27 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park

Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons

Photo credits

Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0

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Everything we know about Hunker

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The big questions

HealthBetter than PA on 14 of 26 CDC measures Cost of living$223K typical home · down 3.7% in a year Work & commute$59K median household income · 6 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 14% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions84 nearby · Westmoreland Museum of American Art 8 mi LibraryYoungwood Area Public Library CollegesWestmoreland County Community College is 3.4 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1879 Town Hall & politicsClimate83° summer highs · 30″ of snow

Day to day

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After high school

Colleges nearby

6 within 15 miles of the center of Hunker

Westmoreland County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Youngwood3.4 mi$6,018 in-state tuition University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgUniversity or college · Public · Greensburg6.6 mi$14,710 in-state tuition Seton Hill UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Greensburg7.9 mi$42,944 tuition

About 4 of every 100 Hunker residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Hunker for work

Where Hunker’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

6jobs based in Hunker

0%of working residents work in town

10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Hunker

Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Hunker is a borough which is located in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has been part of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area since 1950. The population was 307 at the time of the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established: 1903
Area: 0.3 sq mi
Elevation: 994 ft
ZIP code: 15639

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Natural hazards: very low risk in Hunker, mostly inland flooding