JacksonvillePA
52 people live in this town in Pennsylvania.
Is Jacksonville a good place to live?
Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Jacksonville. Jacksonville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
52 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Jacksonville.
Low risk in Jacksonville, with inland flooding at the top
Jacksonville’s natural-hazard score from FEMA works out to 25 of 100. FEMA puts 78% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jacksonville: four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 83°; in January, nights fall to 19°, and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Jacksonville is
18% of Jacksonville adults smoke cigarettes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 14%. Of 26 CDC measures, Jacksonville beats the Pennsylvania average on 2 and trails it on 8. In Jacksonville, 15% of adults report frequent mental distress.
| Jacksonville | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Jacksonville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.6% | 79.2% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.4% | 85.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Jacksonville
Beaver Stadium and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Jacksonville. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
17 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
18 mi MuseumPalmer Museum of Art
17 mi MuseumPennsylvania Military Museum
18 mi GardenThe Arboretum at Penn State
15 mi MuseumPiper Aviation MuseumPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palmer Museum of Art: PalmerMuseumofArt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pennsylvania Military Museum: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · The Arboretum at Penn State: Daderot, Public domain · Piper Aviation Museum: User:Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Jacksonville: who provides what
Jacksonville is unincorporated, so Centre 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.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Jacksonville
About 0 of every 100 Jacksonville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Questions about Jacksonville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Jacksonville, PA a good place to live?
Jacksonville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. 52 people live in this town in Pennsylvania.
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