Meshoppen is waiting for its first neighbor
Every town starts quiet. Join Meshoppen, say hello, and every post, reply and fact you add earns karma and warms the town up.
Every post, reply and helpful vote fills the heart. It always reflects the last 30 days.
What kind of neighbors does Meshoppen have?
Read from the town’s members and the Census. The page puts what stands out first.
45 kids in every 100 people in Meshoppen
64 in 100 households own their home, against 69 across PA. A bachelor’s degree or more: 7 in every 100 adults 25 and older. Meshoppen’s head count changed −42% between the 2010 and 2020 censuses. Population: about 324 (2025 Census estimate).
Median age 19.8 (PA 40.9).
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.7 points.
Counted by household.
Adults 25 and older.
The commute averages 16 minutes each way.
Ways to pitch in
Karma is how Meshoppen says thanks. The ladder’s higher rungs unlock editing the handbook.
Neighbors next door
None of the 2 bordering towns has a member yet either. Invite a friend next door.
Start the first group in Meshoppen
A group gives neighbors a reason to come back. It takes 30 seconds.
What Meshoppen’s neighbors have built
Nothing yet. Every post, reply and fact adds a patch to the quilt.
Neighbors are members whose home town is Meshoppen or who have posted here. Karma counts contributions across TownRatings: a post +5, a reply +2, a confirmed guide fact +10, an old photo +10, a confirmed place +10. “This month” counts only what was added in Meshoppen in the last 30 days. Town Love is a rolling 30-day score of posts, replies and helpful votes, weighted toward many voices. Who lives here: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024; rounded to 100 people.