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Liverpool, PA
Pennsylvania›Perry County
Photo: Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo of Liverpool

Liverpool, PA · Photo: Dincher · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗

Is Liverpool a good place to live?

Liverpool’s typical journey to work is 32 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Liverpool has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Liverpool stand out

Where Liverpool beats most towns.

Small town

979 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Upper Paxton TownshipLiverpool TownshipBuffalo TownshipUpper Paxton TownshipLiverpool TownshipBuffalo TownshipLiverpool
1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Pennsylvania - Perry County - ED 50-12, ED 50-13, ED 50-14, ED 50-15, E…
1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - Pennsylvania - Perry County - ED 50-12, ED 50-13, ED 50-14, ED 50-15, E…, 1850
Liverpool’s story

218 years in pictures

The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1838.

  • 1808Liverpool is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Liverpool: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Liverpool, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerPPL Electric Utilities18.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLiverpool Muni Auth water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Liverpool’s trash rules yet
SchoolsGreenwood School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections herePerry County Board of ElectionsPerry County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code1704517045 100%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Liverpool.

Work & commute

Most of Liverpool’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them

Just 2% of Liverpool’s working residents have a job in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 21, to 119. In Liverpool, the income of the median household is $60,000. The top destinations are Harrisburg (8%), Millerstown (7%) and Hampden Township (3%).

2%work in town
LiverpoolPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Median household income$60,000$81,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town2.1%6.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Liverpool2%
Harrisburg8%
Millerstown7%
Hampden Township3%
Greenwood Township3%
23 mi
median commute distance
119
jobs based in Liverpool
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Liverpool brings four seasons and pleasant summers

A winter brings about 29 inches of snow, with January nights at 22° and July afternoons at 85°.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–40°
Spring40–62°
Summer62–83°
Fall44–64°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Liverpool has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding

FEMA puts just over three quarters of Liverpool’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to hurricanes. In Liverpool, the FEMA risk score is 65 of 100. 9 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 1979.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesHeat waves
9
paid flood claims since 1979
2
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Liverpool is

17% of Liverpool adults smoke cigarettes, close to Pennsylvania’s towns (17%) and above U.S. towns (14%). Among adults in the town, 19% binge drink.

LiverpoolPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%17%14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)24%24%23%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)33%34%35%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
1 better25 too close to call0 worse
What stands outLiverpoolPA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth11.4%14.5%
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
19.5 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

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

Housing

A home in Liverpool sells for about $113K at the median

The median rent for Liverpool comes to $798 a month. For households in the town, the share who own their home is 55%.

$113Kmedian sale price
LiverpoolPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Households that own their home55%78%73%
Median rent$798 a month$1,115 a month$1,185 a month
1
homes sold in May

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Liverpool

17pages on Liverpool
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Liverpool; the nearest are

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Liverpool for work

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

8% → Harrisburg Harrisburg 8% 7% → Millerstown Millerstown 7% 3% → Hampden Township Hampden Township 3% 3% → Greenwood Township Greenwood Township 3% 3% → East Pennsboro Township East Pennsboro Township 3% 3% → Susquehanna Township Susquehanna Township 3% Liverpool · 2% stay
119jobs based in Liverpool
2%of working residents work in town
23 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Famous people from Liverpool

3 notable people were born in Liverpool.

See all 3 →

About Liverpool

Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Official town website ↗

Liverpool is a borough in the northeastern corner of Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle metropolitan statistical area. The borough's population was 959 at the time of the 2020 census.

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

Established
1808
Area
0.9 sq mi
ZIP code
17045

Questions about Liverpool

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Liverpool, PA a good place to live?

Liverpool has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What is Liverpool, PA known for?

3 notable people were born here, including William Thompson Walters and Lew Ritter.