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This town in Pennsylvania has a population of 1,603.
Lower Mahanoy Township’s best subject grade is an A for history; its weakest is a C for health. Lower Mahanoy Township’s midpoint age is 51.4 years, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 43.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. A typical home costs about $215K, 3.5 years of the Sunbury area’s $62K median household income. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 233, at 110 acres. Lower Mahanoy Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lower Mahanoy Township beats most towns.
Where Lower Mahanoy 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 Lower Mahanoy Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 6 maps from 1893 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Lower Mahanoy 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 Lower Mahanoy Township.
The top destinations are Washington Township (6%), Jackson Township (4%) and Upper Mahantongo Township (4%). Most working residents leave Lower Mahanoy Township for work: only 9% work in town. This Pennsylvania town had 427 jobs in 2023, up 80 from 2013. Its typical journey to work comes in at 30 minutes.
| Lower Mahanoy Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 8.1% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.9% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $70,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The largest public high school is Line Mountain HS, with 311 students. Line Mountain SD runs its public schools. Its two schools are below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Line Mountain MSLargest public middle schoolGrades 5–8 | Grades 5–8 | 319 | C+ |
| Line Mountain HSLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 311 | A+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
The share of adults in Lower Mahanoy Township who binge drink: 17%. Against the Pennsylvania average, Lower Mahanoy Township comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 11. Two figures for adults locally: 19% smoke cigarettes, 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Lower Mahanoy Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lower Mahanoy Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.2% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A winter brings about 29 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 84°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Lower Mahanoy Township comes to 59 of 100. 76% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 9%. Since 1996, Lower Mahanoy Township has seen 6 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Walkers can cover 2.2 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. Lower Mahanoy Township’s density of trails comes in at 0.1 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 2, covering 146 acres.
| Lower Mahanoy Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 233 | — | 110 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 258 | — | 36 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lower Mahanoy Township
About 2 of every 100 Lower Mahanoy Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Lower Mahanoy Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population at the 2010 Census was 1,709, an increase over the figure of 1,586 tabulated in 2000.
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10 towns share a border with Lower Mahanoy Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Mahanoy Township | — | — | B+ | — | B+ | C |
| Upper Paxton Township | #913 | C | B+ | — | C+ | C |
| Mifflin Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chapman Township | — | — | A | — | B | C |
| Port Trevorton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jackson Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union Township | — | — | B− | — | B | C |
| Pillow | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lower Mahanoy Township, Chapman Township and Union Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Lower Mahanoy Township, Upper Paxton Township, Chapman Township and Union Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Mifflin Township, Port Trevorton, Jackson Township and Pillow aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Lower Mahanoy Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
