MadisonPA
A town of 350, settled in 1830.
Is Madison a good place to live?
97% of households own their home in Madison, against 78% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 73% across U.S. towns. Madison has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Madison stand out
Where Madison beats most towns.
350 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Fallingwater and 58 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Madison. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
14 mi Theme parkKennywood
22 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
22 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
21 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaPhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Madison: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Madison, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Madison.
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, fewer of Madison’s residents live below the poverty line
The top destinations are Hempfield Township (11%), Pittsburgh (10%) and New Stanton (5%). Jobs in Madison grew by 456 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 489. Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles.
| Madison | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Very low risk in Madison, with inland flooding at the top
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 96% of U.S. communities. 86% of Madison’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Madison’s year
For Madison, the typical July afternoon high is 84°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Madison stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with more of its adults who had a checkup this year
CDC measures, 26 in all: Madison beats Pennsylvania on 7 and trails on 4. Madison: 5.6% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Among adults locally, 14% report frequent mental distress, below both the Pennsylvania town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (17%).
| Madison | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 82% | 79% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.6% | 6.9% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Madison | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in frequent mental distress | 14.4% | 16.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Madison Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Madison
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Madison
About 4 of every 100 Madison residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Every workday, about 489 people come to Madison for work
Where Madison’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Madison
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Madison is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Madison had a population of 364. The borough was named for James Madison, fourth President of the United States.
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- Established
- 1876
- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,178 ft
- ZIP code
- 15663
Questions about Madison
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Madison, PA a good place to live?
Madison has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.