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Morgan TownshipPA

A town of 2,187. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Photo of Morgan Township

Morgan Township, PA · Photo: Kathy from just livin' in a small town in SW PA, USA · CC BY 2.0 · Source ↗

Is Morgan Township a good place to live?

The best of Morgan Township’s subject grades are an A for cost of living and history; the weakest is a D for walkability. 16% of residents live below the poverty line in Morgan Township, above both the Pennsylvania town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Its National Register listings include Lippincott Covered Bridge and Colver-Rogers Farmstead. Morgan Township's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 83% of U.S. towns. Morgan Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Morgan Township stand out

Where Morgan Township beats most towns.

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Morgan Township for work

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

11% → Franklin Township Franklin Township 11% 5% → Washington Washington 5% 5% → Waynesburg Waynesburg 5% 4% → Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 4% 4% → Morgantown Morgantown 4% 4% → Jefferson Township Jefferson Township 4% Morgan Township · 2% stay
95jobs based in Morgan Township
2%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Morgan Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Morgan Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

Lippincott Covered Bridge
Lippincott Covered Bridge · National Register of Historic Places
Morgan Township’s story

Morgan Township in pictures

Census counts: 2,600 in 2000, 2,338 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers and 4 maps from 1901 on.

2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Morgan Township: who provides what

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

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PowerWest Penn PowerEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterSouthwestern Pa Water AuthNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet4 providers80% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Morgan Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsJefferson-Morgan 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 hereGreene County Board of ElectionsGreene County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes15370, 15346, 15322, 1534415370 38% · 15346 29% · 15322 23% · 15344 10%Census 2020

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 Morgan Township.

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−

Most of Morgan Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Morgan Township for work: only 2% work in town. At 30 minutes, Morgan Township’s average trip to work is where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Jobs based in Morgan Township fell to 95 in 2023, 146 fewer than in 2013.

2%work in town
Morgan TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work30 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$65,000$81,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town2%6.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Morgan Township2%
Franklin Township11%
Washington5%
Waynesburg5%
Pittsburgh4%
20 mi
median commute distance
95
jobs based in Morgan Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 13% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

33%of PA districts it outscoresCSchool Grade
SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Open Door Christian School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades PK–12Grades PK–1277–

NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation

Climate

Morgan Township has four seasons and pleasant summers

Morgan Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 21° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.

30″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–41°
Spring39–63°
Summer60–82°
Fall43–65°
Oct 15
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Morgan Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 2004, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Morgan Township.

66risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
66High riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
2
paid flood claims since 2004

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HealthB−

Residents of Morgan Township are healthier than 54% of U.S. towns

Morgan Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 19% of Morgan Township adults binge drink.

54%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
Morgan TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)17%17%14%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)38%38%36%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better25 too close to call1 worse
What stands outMorgan TownshipPA
More uninsured adults7.2%5.8%
UPMC Greene
5.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

OutdoorsC+

Morgan Township has set aside 2.5% of its land for conservation

1.5 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. The trail density in Morgan Township is 0.1 miles per square mile.

2.5%conserved
Morgan TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.40.4
Conserved land2.5%8.2%4.3%
2.5%
conserved · 395 of 15,733 acres
1.5 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Nearby attractions

Fallingwater and 65 more within 40 miles

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

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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 · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Morgan Township

19pages on Morgan Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Morgan Township

Landmarks

2 places in Morgan Township on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Morgan Township

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Morgan Township is a township that is located in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,338 at the time of the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
25 sq mi

Morgan Township’s neighbors

8 towns share a border with Morgan Township.

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How the neighbors grade
TownPA rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Morgan Township——A—CB−
Jefferson Township——A—CB
Deemston——————
West Bethlehem Township——A−—CB−
East Bethlehem Township——A+—CC
Mather——————
Franklin Township#761C+B—C+B
Clarksville——————

Morgan Township, Jefferson Township, West Bethlehem Township and East Bethlehem Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Morgan Township, Jefferson Township, West Bethlehem Township, East Bethlehem Township and Franklin Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Deemston, Mather and Clarksville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Morgan Township with a neighbor →

Questions about Morgan Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Morgan Township, PA a good place to live?

Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Is Morgan Township, PA expensive?

Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.