Point TownshipPA
A town of 3,818, settled in 1756.
Is Point Township a good place to live?
Point Township grades C overall, 872nd among Pennsylvania's 1032 graded towns, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. Crime is low: it reports less per resident than 88% of U.S. towns. On the other side, homes are expensive, about $233K for a typical one and 3.7 times the Sunbury area’s $62K median household income. 32% of residents are 65 or older in Point Township, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (18%). Only 148 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score higher on civic life. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 115, at 984 acres.
What makes Point Township stand out
Where Point Township beats most towns.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Community nonprofits per 1,000 residents
How Point Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Point Township is from typical.
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Moving to Point Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Point 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 Point Township.
Point Township trades workers with Mahoning Township and other neighbors and is safe by national standards but not by Pennsylvania’s; it also has a long record of flood insurance claims.
Point Township’s grade for safety is an A
At 6.1 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 74% of Pennsylvania’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 26 to 7 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
FBI crime data, 2024 · crimes reported to police
Point Township’s schools rank behind 76% of Pennsylvania districts
Its public schools are run by Shikellamy SD. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priestley SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–2 | Grades K–2 | 250 | B |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Older than Pennsylvania overall
People 65 and older are 32% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Point Township is 53.6 years. 28% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Point Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.6 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 28% | 29% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Point Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.9% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.4% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.1% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.6% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.6% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 16% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 18.9% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.5% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 47.1% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.4% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.5% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 14.6% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.8% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 3,800, single groups can be off by several points
In Point Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Point Township has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Most working residents commute out of Point Township
Point Township has about as many jobs (1,660) as working residents, but only 133 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 19.8 minutes, against 26.3 across Pennsylvania.
Most working residents leave Point Township for work: only 8% work in town. Point Township’s average trip to work is 20 minutes. Jobs based in Point Township grew to 1,660 in 2023, 269 more than in 2013.
| Point Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health in Point Township trails 62% of U.S. towns
Point Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 39% of Point Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Point Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Point Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 7.7% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.5% | 7.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 7.3% | 5.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Inland flooding leads a moderate hazard risk in Point Township
200 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 35 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 200 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Point Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Point Township has set aside 6.6% of its land for conservation
1.8 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Point Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 115 | — | 984 |
| 2. Point Park | — | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Knoebels Amusement Resort and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Point Township. Close and well known come first.
39 mi State parkRicketts Glen State Park
4 mi MuseumFort Augusta
39 mi State parkWorlds End State Park
39 mi MuseumLittle Buffalo State Park
37 mi MuseumPiper Aviation MuseumPhoto credits
Ricketts Glen State Park: en:User:Msitler, Public domain · Fort Augusta: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Worlds End State Park: Nicholas, CC BY 2.0 · Little Buffalo State Park: Ben Winslow, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Piper Aviation Museum: User:Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Point Township
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Point Township
About 2 of every 100 Point Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Point Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Point Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population at the 2010 Census was 3,685, a decline from the figure of 3,722 tabulated in 2000.
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- Established
- 1756
- Area
- 27 sq mi
Point Township’s neighbors
9 towns share a border with Point Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Township | #872 | C | C− | A | C− | C+ |
| Union Township | — | — | B+ | — | A | B− |
| Upper Augusta Township | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C |
| Winfield | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liberty Township | — | — | C | — | A | B+ |
| Rush Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Riverside | — | — | C+ | A | A | A− |
| East Buffalo Township | #242 | A | D | — | A+ | A− |
Union Township, Upper Augusta Township, Liberty Township, Rush Township and Riverside have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Union Township, Upper Augusta Township, Liberty Township, Rush Township and East Buffalo Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Winfield isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Point Township with a neighbor →
Questions about Point Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Point Township, PA a good place to live?
Point Township grades C overall, better than 31% of U.S. towns and #872 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades C+ for health, A for safety and C− for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a C−.
Is Point Township, PA expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C−.