OvalPA
A town settled in 1855, now home to 478 people.
Is Oval a good place to live?
20% of residents live below the poverty line in Oval, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Oval. Oval has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Oval.
Oval has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half commute less than 11 miles. The top destinations are Williamsport (25%), Loyalsock Township (5%) and Jersey Shore (3%). Commuting out is the norm in Oval: 1% of working residents work locally.
| Oval | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a low hazard risk in Oval: inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Oval, 79% come from inland flooding. The national flood insurance program has paid 11 claims locally since 1984.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Oval, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 19° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 30 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, more of Oval’s adults had a checkup this year
Oval beats the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. In Oval, 16% of adults report frequent mental distress.
| Oval | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Oval | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.7% | 79.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.5% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Oval
Moving to Oval: who provides what
Oval is unincorporated, so Lycoming 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.
99% of working residents leave Oval for work
Where Oval’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Oval
About 1 of every 100 Oval residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Oval
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Oval is a census-designated place (CDP) in Limestone Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 361. Oval is not a separately incorporated community, but is a part of Limestone Township (which is a municipality under Pennsylvania law). Oval is on Pennsylvania Route 44 in the north-central part of Limestone Township, in southwest Lycoming County. PA-44 leads northwest 7 miles (11 km) to Jersey Shore and U.S. Route 220, and southeast over North White Deer Ridge 16 miles (26 km) to Allenwood and U.S. Route 15. Williamsport, the Lycoming county seat, is 13 miles (21 km) to the northeast via PA-654. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, t…
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
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