Park PlacePA
A town of 204, settled in 1884.
Is Park Place a good place to live?
Park Place’s typical July afternoon high is 79°F, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 85°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Park Place has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
204 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 Park Place.
The biggest natural risk in Park Place is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
FEMA puts 52% of Park Place’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 12% to cold waves. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 93% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.5 jobs per working resident, most people in Park Place work out of town
Since 2013, Park Place has added 22 jobs, to 35 in 2023. Its typical household income works out to $59,000. The top destinations are Pottsville (9%), Mahanoy City (6%) and Hazleton (6%). In Park Place, 6.4% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Park Place | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $59,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Park Place, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
The January low in Park Place is 16°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.8% of Park Place is conserved land
The park or preserve spreads over 4 acres of Park Place.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Trenton Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Park Place
Knoebels Amusement Resort and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Park Place. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
23 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
37 mi Stadium & arenaPPL Center
36 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
15 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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Moving to Park Place: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Park Place, 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.
100% of working residents leave Park Place for work
Where Park Place’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Park Place
About 7 of every 100 Park Place residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
About Park Place
Census-designated place in Pennsylvania
Park Place is a census-designated place (CDP) situated in the Mahanoy Township in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,029 residents and the population density is around 44 people per square mile. The community's median age is 42.5 years. The home in this area is valued at approximately $30,600, which is lower than both the state and national averages.
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