Norwegian TownshipPA
A town of 2,403, settled in 1846.
Is Norwegian Township a good place to live?
The best of Norwegian Township’s subject grades is an A for incomes; the weakest is a C for health. Norwegian Township’s median age is 54.8 years, against 43.2 years in Pennsylvania’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Homes are within reach, about $204K for a typical one, or 3 years of the Pottsville area’s $68K median household income. Only 42 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score lower on civic life. Norwegian Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Norwegian Township stand out
Where Norwegian Township beats most towns.
How Norwegian Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Norwegian Township is from typical.
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Moving to Norwegian Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Norwegian Township, and how to reach them.
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 Norwegian Township.
Health in Norwegian Township trails 75% of U.S. towns
Norwegian Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 20% of Norwegian Township adults smoke cigarettes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 14%. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Norwegian Township.
| Norwegian Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Norwegian Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.3% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.2% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Public schools in Norwegian Township fall behind 59% of Pennsylvania districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schuylkill Technology Centers-South CampusLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Norwegian Township faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Norwegian Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
Norwegian Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Norwegian Township has 1.2 jobs for every working resident, and 1,118 people commute in
Most working residents leave Norwegian Township for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Norwegian Township is 20 minutes. Clair (3%).
| Norwegian Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.1% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $85,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Fewer children than Pennsylvania overall
Children under 18 are 14% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 24% of residents (20% statewide). Norwegian Township has grown 2.8% since 2020, to 2,403 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Norwegian Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 14% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 21% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 86 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.6 points). Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 66% are men (PA 51%).
| Norwegian Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 3.4% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.8% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 26.2% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.7% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 51.9% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 5.6% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.7% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 9.2% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Hersheypark and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Norwegian Township. Close and well known come first.
36 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year20 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
37 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
14 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
36 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
36 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate WorldPhoto credits
Hersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about Norwegian Township
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Norwegian Township
About 2 of every 100 Norwegian Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Norwegian Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Norwegian Township is a township that is located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,156 at the time of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 5.9 sq mi
Norwegian Township’s neighbors
8 towns share a border with Norwegian Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norwegian Township | — | — | A− | — | C+ | C |
| Cass Township | — | — | A+ | — | C | C− |
| Minersville | #717 | B− | A | A− | C | D |
| Branch Township | — | — | B− | A+ | C | C |
| Pottsville | #871 | C | A− | C+ | C+ | D |
| North Manheim Township | #607 | B | B | — | B+ | C+ |
| St. Clair | #324 | A− | A− | A | C+ | C |
| East Norwegian Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Norwegian Township, Cass Township and Branch Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Norwegian Township, Cass Township and North Manheim Township report no FBI crime data of their own. East Norwegian Township isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Norwegian Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Norwegian Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Norwegian 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−.