OneidaPA
With 371 residents, this town was settled in 1891.
Is Oneida a good place to live?
Oneida’s middle household income is $166,000, above both Pennsylvania’s towns ($81,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Oneida. Oneida has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
371 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Oneida.
Oneida has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
63% of Oneida’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 8%. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Oneida has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
For residents in Oneida, the share who live below the poverty line is 5.4%. The top destinations are Hazle Township (13%), East Union Township (8%) and West Hazleton (6%). The typical journey to work for Oneida is 37 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles.
| Oneida | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Oneida is cooler than in most of Pennsylvania or the rest of the country
Summers in Oneida are pleasant, and winters chilly, snowy, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 78°, January nights drop to 16° and about 42 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Oneida is
Among adults in Oneida, 20% smoke cigarettes. Across all 26 CDC measures, Oneida beats Pennsylvania on 2 and trails on 9. Two figures for adults in the town: 16% report frequent physical distress, 39% have high blood pressure.
| Oneida | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Oneida | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 90.1% | 85.3% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.4% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Oneida
Knoebels Amusement Resort and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Oneida. Close and well known come first.
38 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
31 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
27 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
25 mi State parkHickory Run State Park
20 mi Park & preserveHawk Mountain SanctuaryPhoto credits
Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom: Coasterman1234 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · Hickory Run State Park: Mtruch, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Oneida: who provides what
Oneida 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 Oneida for work
Where Oneida’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Oneida
About 0 of every 100 Oneida residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Questions about Oneida
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Oneida, PA a good place to live?
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