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MildredPA

With 340 residents, this town was settled in 1894.

Is Mildred a good place to live?

1.1% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Mildred, below both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only one of the 1,038 Pennsylvania towns we compare has a lower peak summer temperature than Mildred. Mildred has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

340 people, and everyone knows the way

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

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The data

Ordered by what stands out in Mildred.

Work & commute

Mildred has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

1%work in town

Just 1% of Mildred’s working residents have a job in town. Jobs here fell by 56 from 2013 to 2023, to 41. Nearly a fifth of residents live below the poverty line here. The top destinations are Wyalusing Township (10%), Laporte (9%) and Cherry Township (8%).

MildredTypical Pennsylvania townTypical U.S. town
Below the poverty line19%7.6%9.6%
Median household income$93,000$81,000$80,000
Average trip to work27 minutes26 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Mildred1%
Wyalusing Township10%
Laporte9%
Cherry Township8%
Dushore6%
20 mi
median commute distance
41
jobs based in Mildred
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Mildred, a typical January night runs colder than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town

70″snow a winter

Mildred has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 15° and about 70 inches of snow falls in a winter.

Typical low → high °F

Winter17–32°
Spring33–54°
Summer56–75°
Fall39–57°
Oct 7
typical first frost
May 6
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

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

62risk score of 100

Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 62% of U.S. communities. 85% of Mildred’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.

FEMA risk score
62High riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mildred

14pages on Mildred
Nearby attractions

Ricketts Glen State Park and 11 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mildred. Close and well known come first.

All 32 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Steamtown National Historic Site: National Park Service, Public domain · Worlds End State Park: Nicholas, CC BY 2.0 · French Azilum: Nicholas A. Tonelli from Northeast Pennsylvania, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Montage Mountain Ski Area: Montage Mountain Resorts, CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting set up

Moving to Mildred: who provides what

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

PowerSullivan County R E CEIAHIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsSullivan County 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 hereSullivan County Board of ElectionsSullivan County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code1863218632 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.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Mildred for work

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

10% → Wyalusing Township Wyalusing Township 10% 9% → Laporte Laporte 9% 8% → Cherry Township Cherry Township 8% 6% → Dushore Dushore 6% 5% → New York New York 5% 5% → North Towanda Township North Towanda Township 5% Mildred · 1% stay
41jobs based in Mildred
1%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Mildred; the nearest are

Questions about Mildred

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