Lumber CityPA
A town of 75 in Pennsylvania.
Is Lumber City a good place to live?
Lumber City’s midpoint age is 65.2 years, against 43.2 years in Pennsylvania’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Lumber City. Lumber City has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
75 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Lumber City.
With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Lumber City work out of town
For half of commuters, work is under 14 miles away. The top destinations are Armagh Township (10%), Burnham (7%) and Union Township (7%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Lumber City
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lumber City is
Lumber City: 28% of adults get no exercise outside work. Among adults in the town, 20% smoke cigarettes and 23% say their health is fair or poor.
| Lumber City | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Lumber City | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.4% | 79.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 9.1% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Lumber City, mostly inland flooding
Just over four fifths of Lumber City’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 5%. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 58% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Lumber City
Beaver Stadium and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Lumber City. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
38 mi National MonumentCarlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument
17 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
17 mi MuseumPalmer Museum of Art37 mi Theme parkDelGrosso's Amusement Park
33 mi MuseumRockhill Trolley MuseumPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School National Monument: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palmer Museum of Art: PalmerMuseumofArt, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rockhill Trolley Museum: Hicksco2 at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Moving to Lumber City: who provides what
Lumber City is unincorporated, so Mifflin 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.
100% of working residents leave Lumber City for work
Where Lumber City’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Lumber City; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Lumber City residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Lumber City
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Lumber City is a census-designated place located in Brown Township, Mifflin County in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. It is located just off US 322 in central Mifflin County, very close to the community of Reedsville. As of the 2010 census, the population was 255 residents.
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