RavinePA
A town of 537, settled in 1882.
Is Ravine a good place to live?
Ravine’s average trip to work is 43 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only 7 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Ravine. Ravine has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
537 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Ravine: who provides what
Ravine 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 Ravine.
Most of Ravine’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Ravine for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Ravine grew to 159 in 2023, 117 more than in 2013. 5.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Ravine, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Ravine has four seasons and pleasant summers
Ravine has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More young adults than Pennsylvania overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 29% of residents (22% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (38% statewide). The median age in Ravine is 33 years. 29% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Ravine | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 19% | 21% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 14% and 66% women
The Census survey reached too few of Ravine’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±26.1 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Ravine | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.1% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.1% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.1% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 21.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.5% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 8.9% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.5% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 3.2% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.2% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 35.6% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 22.3% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.5% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.1% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.2% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 500, single groups can be off by several points
Ravine faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 63% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Ravine is
Ravine beats the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 20% of adults binge drink in Ravine.
| Ravine | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 25% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Ravine | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults in fair or poor health | 15.8% | 18.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had a stroke | 3.2% | 3.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Ravine
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ravine
About 7 of every 100 Ravine residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Ravine for work
Where Ravine’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ravine
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Ravine is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pine Grove Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 629 at the 2000 census.
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 568 ft
- ZIP code
- 17966
Questions about Ravine
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ravine, PA a good place to live?
Ravine has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.