LavellePA
Today 572 people live in this town, first settled in 1881.
Is Lavelle a good place to live?
Lavelle’s mean commuting time is 18 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Lavelle has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lavelle.
Lavelle has 0.7 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Employers in Lavelle added 181 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 184. Just 2% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. 14% of residents live below the poverty line locally. Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles.
| Lavelle | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Lavelle’s year
About 34 inches of snow fall in a winter here; January nights dip to 18° and July afternoons rise to 81°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Lavelle has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Lavelle is
The share of adults in Lavelle who report frequent mental distress is 18%. Against the Pennsylvania average, Lavelle comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 8. Among adults locally, 19% binge drink and 40% sleep under 7 hours.
| Lavelle | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Lavelle | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Lavelle sells for about $262K at the median
Lavelle: 84% of households live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lavelle
Moving to Lavelle: who provides what
Lavelle is unincorporated, so Schuylkill 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.
98% of working residents leave Lavelle for work
Where Lavelle’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lavelle
About 0 of every 100 Lavelle residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Lavelle
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Lavelle is a census-designated place that is located in Butler Township, Schuylkill County in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States. Situated on Pennsylvania Route 901, it was part of the Lavelle-Locustdale CDP for the 2000 census, before the communities were split into the two separate CDPs of Lavelle and Locustdale. Originally named Salome, as a tribute to the wife of one of the town's pioneer settlers, the community was officially renamed as Lavelle sometime around 1880 in honor of Martin M. Lavelle, an Ashland, Pennsylvania attorney who had been a cavalryman during the American Civil War. During the late nineteenth century, the community of Lavelle was described by area…
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,027 ft
- ZIP code
- 17943
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