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A town of 2,286.
Hunlock Township’s weakest subject grade is a D− for walkability. Only 14 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. 26% of residents are 65 or older in Hunlock Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (18%). The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 224, at 264 acres. Hunlock Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 83% of U.S. towns. Hunlock Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Hunlock Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Hunlock Township is from typical.
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Census counts: 2,568 in 2000, 2,215 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1890 and 5 maps from 1894 on.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Hunlock Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Hunlock Township.
Most working residents leave Hunlock Township for work: only 3% work in town. At 31 minutes, Hunlock Township’s average trip to work is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Since 2013, Hunlock Township has added 26 jobs, to 114 in 2023.
| Hunlock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.6% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Its public schools are run by Northwest Area SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Area Intermediate SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–6 | Grades 3–6 | 260 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 77 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hunlock Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Hunlock Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Hunlock Township is 83°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.7 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 224 | — | 264 |
| 2. Pinchot State Forest | — | 23 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Hunlock Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 19% of adults binge drink in Hunlock Township.
| Hunlock Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 6.7% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Hunlock Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11% | 14.5% |
| More smokers | 18.1% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5 within 15 miles of the center of Hunlock Township
About 3 of every 100 Hunlock Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Hunlock Township is a township in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,215 at the 2020 census.
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3 towns share a border with Hunlock Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunlock Township | — | — | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Newport Township | #782 | C+ | A− | A | C− | D |
| Union Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | B− |
| Glen Lyon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hunlock Township and Union Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Hunlock Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Glen Lyon isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hunlock Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.