MoreaPA
157 people call this town in Pennsylvania home.
Is Morea a good place to live?
Morea’s midpoint age is 62.8 years, against 43.2 years in Pennsylvania’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Morea has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
157 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Morea.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Morea: inland flooding
Compared with 93% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Morea is lower. FEMA puts 52% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.0 jobs for every working resident, most of Morea’s workers commute out
Morea’s average commute is 27 minutes. The top destinations are Pottsville (8%), Mahanoy City (6%) and West Hazleton (6%). 2.5% of Morea residents live below the poverty line. The median commute is under 16 miles.
| Morea | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $62,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Morea stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally, with a typical July afternoon cooler than most
Winters in Morea are chilly, snowy and summers pleasant, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 17° and about 48 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Morea is
Two figures for adults in Morea: 39% have high blood pressure, 40% sleep under 7 hours. Among adults here, 22% smoke cigarettes.
| Morea | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Morea | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.5% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 21.8% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Morea Playground | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Morea sells for about $107K at the median
For households in Morea, the share who own their home is 84%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Morea
Knoebels Amusement Resort and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Morea. Close and well known come first.
37 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
19 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
39 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
14 mi Park & preserveHawk Mountain Sanctuary
38 mi State parkRicketts Glen State ParkPhoto credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain
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Moving to Morea: who provides what
Morea is unincorporated, so Schuylkill 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 Morea for work
Where Morea’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Morea
About 0 of every 100 Morea residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Questions about Morea
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Is Morea, PA a good place to live?
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