Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Port Clinton’s average trip to work is 21 minutes, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (26 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Port Clinton’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, above both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 106, at 84 acres. Port Clinton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Port Clinton beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 374 in 1850, a peak of 739 in 1960, 278 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1856 and 6 maps from 1889 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Port Clinton, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Port Clinton.
Most working residents leave Port Clinton for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Pottsville (8%), Orwigsburg (5%) and Reading (5%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 106 | 0.7 mi | 84 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 110 | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Port Clinton has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 2006, 11 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Port Clinton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
22% of adults binge drink in Port Clinton. Port Clinton beats the Pennsylvania average on 11 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 18% of adults get no exercise outside work in Port Clinton.
| Port Clinton | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 24% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Port Clinton | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.4% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults who get no exercise | 17.8% | 23.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Port Clinton. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year
26 mi Theme parkDorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom32 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
7 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
5 mi Park & preserveHawk Mountain Sanctuary
39 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark StadiumHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · 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 · Hawk Mountain Sanctuary: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Port Clinton
About 6 of every 100 Port Clinton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
Where Port Clinton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Port Clinton is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, Port Clinton had a population of 278. It is located at the confluence of the Schuylkill and Little Schuylkill rivers, it was a port on the Schuylkill Canal and named after DeWitt Clinton.
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Port Clinton has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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