PortersvillePA
Population 220: a town settled in 1826.
Is Portersville a good place to live?
Portersville’s midpoint age is 49.7 years, above both the Pennsylvania town median (43.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). The biggest park or preserve is Portersville Community Park, at 23 acres. Portersville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Portersville stand out
Where Portersville beats most towns.
220 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Portersville: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Portersville, 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 Portersville.
Portersville has 3.5 jobs for every working resident, and 294 people commute in
The top destinations are Pittsburgh (14%), Cranberry Township (6%) and Butler (5%). Jobs in Portersville grew by 120 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 294. For half of commuters, work is under 20 miles away.
| Portersville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Portersville has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Portersville once, in 2004. On expected storm and flood damage, Portersville sits below 88% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 83% come from inland flooding and 5% from tornadoes.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer children than Pennsylvania overall
30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania. Children under 18 are 10% of residents (21% statewide); people 65 and older are 29% of residents (20% statewide). Also worth knowing: since 2020, Portersville has lost 4.3% of its people, to 220 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Portersville | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 6.1% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5.6% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 12.2% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.7% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.3% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.3% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 13.8% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 14.8% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.8% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 41.2% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.8% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.5% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.8% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.9% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Portersville: four seasons and pleasant summers
For Portersville, the typical July afternoon high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Portersville is
For adults in Portersville, the share who get no exercise outside work is 18%. The town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 11 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 1. Among adults here, 20% binge drink and 11% report frequent physical distress.
| Portersville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Portersville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.8% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 13.4% | 18.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
8.8% of the land in Portersville is protected from building
Portersville has 2 parks and preserves, 29 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Portersville Community Park | — | 23 |
| 2. Portersville Steam Show | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Portersville is worth about $280K, on Zillow’s estimate
In Portersville, the rent at the middle of the market is $817 a month. Among households in the town, 71% are owner-occupiers.
| Portersville | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $817 a month | $1,115 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 78% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Portersville
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Portersville
About 3 of every 100 Portersville residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Every workday, about 294 people come to Portersville for work
Where Portersville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Portersville
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Portersville is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Portersville had a population of 231.
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- Established
- 1826
- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,365 ft
- ZIP code
- 16051
Questions about Portersville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Portersville, PA a good place to live?
Portersville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.