Park CrestPA
The town, home to 645 people, lies in Pennsylvania.
Is Park Crest a good place to live?
20% of residents live below the poverty line in Park Crest, above both the Pennsylvania town median (7.6%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Park Crest has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
645 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Park Crest: who provides what
Park Crest 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Park Crest.
Very low risk in Park Crest, with inland flooding at the top
Park Crest’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 7 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 52% come from inland flooding and 12% from cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Park Crest has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half the trips to work are shorter than 29 miles. Park Crest had 38 jobs in 2023, up 25 from 2013. Also worth knowing: its average trip to work comes in at 32 minutes. The top destinations are Mahanoy City (6%), Hazle Township (6%) and Pottsville (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Park Crest brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 81° and January nights of 18°, with about 42 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Park Crest is older than the Pennsylvania average
The share of residents in Park Crest who are under 18: 15%. 27% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania. The town’s median age is 48.9 years.
| Park Crest | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 15% | 20% | 22% |
| Median age | 48.9 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 50% and 72% women
The Census survey reached too few of Park Crest’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.9 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Park Crest | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.3% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 5.9% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.3% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.7% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 11.5% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.1% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 38.2% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.5% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.4% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.3% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 600, single groups can be off by several points
How healthy Park Crest is
Against the Pennsylvania average, Park Crest comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 26, and behind on 6. 38% of adults have high blood pressure locally.
| Park Crest | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 80% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Park Crest | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.5% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Park Crest sells for about $164K at the median
94% of Park Crest households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Knoebels Amusement Resort and 30 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Park Crest. Close and well known come first.
32 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
21 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
34 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
37 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
13 mi Park & preserveHawk Mountain SanctuaryPhoto credits
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 · PPL Center: Hunter Kahn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Everything we know about Park Crest
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Park Crest
About 7 of every 100 Park Crest residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Park Crest for work
Where Park Crest’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Park Crest
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Park Crest, PA a good place to live?
Park Crest has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.