North VandergriftPA
In Pennsylvania, this town has 249 residents.
Is North Vandergrift a good place to live?
36% of residents live below the poverty line in North Vandergrift, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 8 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than North Vandergrift. North Vandergrift has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
249 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to North Vandergrift: who provides what
North Vandergrift is unincorporated, so Armstrong 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Vandergrift.
North Vandergrift has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in North Vandergrift dropped by 40, to 16. The top destinations are Pittsburgh (11%), Upper Burrell Township (6%) and Parks Township (6%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
North Vandergrift has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
North Vandergrift’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 77 of 100. FEMA puts 93% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
North Vandergrift: four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 20°, with about 29 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy North Vandergrift is
North Vandergrift: 21% of adults smoke cigarettes. Two figures for adults here: 16% report frequent physical distress, 40% have obesity.
| North Vandergrift | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | North Vandergrift | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.3% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 20.5% | 15.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 37.3% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about North Vandergrift
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of North Vandergrift
About 0 of every 100 North Vandergrift residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave North Vandergrift for work
Where North Vandergrift’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about North Vandergrift
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Vandergrift, PA a good place to live?
North Vandergrift has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.