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W.A. Young & Sons Foundry & Machine Shop
Pennsylvania›Greene County

Rices LandingPA

A town of 392, settled in 1903.

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Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domain
Photo of Rices Landing

Rices Landing, PA · Photo: Jet Lowe · Public domain · Source ↗

Is Rices Landing a good place to live?

Rices Landing’s median household income is $121,000, above both the Pennsylvania town median ($81,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Rices Landing has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Rice's Landing Historic District. Rices Landing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

392 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Jefferson TownshipDry TavernLuzerne TownshipCumberland TownshipJefferson TownshipDry TavernLuzerne TownshipCumberland TownshipRices Landing
W. A. Young and Sons Foundry and Machine Shop
W. A. Young and Sons Foundry and Machine Shop · National Register of Historic Places
Rices Landing’s story

123 years in pictures

The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1991.

2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1903Rices Landing is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Rices Landing: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Rices Landing, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerWest Penn PowerEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterSouthwestern Pa Water AuthNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Rices Landing’s trash rules yet
SchoolsJefferson-Morgan School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereGreene County Board of ElectionsGreene County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code1535715357 100%Census 2020

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 Rices Landing.

Work & commute

Rices Landing has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Rices Landing for work: only 0% work in town. 2.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Rices Landing, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. The top destinations are Jefferson Township (9%), Morgantown (8%) and Franklin Township (6%).

0%work in town
Rices LandingPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line2.7%7.6%9.6%
Average trip to work24 minutes26 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Rices Landing0%
Jefferson Township9%
Morgantown8%
Franklin Township6%
Waynesburg5%
21 mi
median commute distance
10
jobs based in Rices Landing
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Rices Landing

Rices Landing has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.

30″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–41°
Spring39–63°
Summer60–82°
Fall43–65°
Oct 15
typical first frost
May 3
typical last frost
+0.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Who lives here

Younger than Pennsylvania overall

People 65 and older are 13% of residents (20% statewide). Rices Landing has lost 6.9% of its people since 2020, down to 392 in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. Rices Landing’s median age is 37.4 years.

37.4median age · PA 40.9
Rices LandingPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Aged 65 or older13%21%18%
Median age37.4 years43.2 years40.5 years
Rices LandingPennsylvaniaUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma5%
High school37%
Some college16%
Associate’s14%
Bachelor’s11%
Graduate17%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 42% and 62% women

The Census survey reached too few of Rices Landing’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±10.4 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Rices Landing
Rices LandingPAU.S.
Under 1012.4%10.8%11.6%
10 to 1711.7%9.7%10.3%
18 to 247.8%9%9.1%
25 to 3415.5%13%13.7%
35 to 4416.9%12.6%13.2%
45 to 546.2%11.9%12.2%
55 to 6416.9%13.6%12.7%
65 to 745.6%11.4%10.2%
75 and older7%8.1%7%
No diploma5.1%7.9%10.4%
High school37%32.9%26%
Some college15.7%15.1%19.1%
Associate’s13.7%8.9%8.8%
Bachelor’s11.1%20.9%21.6%
Graduate17.4%14.3%14.1%

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 400, single groups can be off by several points

Natural hazards

Rices Landing faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Rices Landing since 2000.

61risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
61High riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
1
paid flood claims since 2000

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Rices Landing is

Rices Landing beats the Pennsylvania average on 3 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 19% of Rices Landing adults binge drink.

Rices LandingPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)12%14%14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)16%19%19%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)21%24%25%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
3 better23 too close to call0 worse
What stands outRices LandingPA
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth10.5%14.5%
Fewer adults in fair or poor health15.7%18.7%
UPMC Greene
9.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

Fallingwater and 65 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rices Landing. Close and well known come first.

All 77 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kennywood: Ski2007 of English Wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium: Quintin Soloviev, CC BY 4.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Rices Landing

17pages on Rices Landing
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Rices Landing

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Rices Landing for work

Where Rices Landing’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

9% → Jefferson Township Jefferson Township 9% 8% → Morgantown Morgantown 8% 6% → Franklin Township Franklin Township 6% 5% → Waynesburg Waynesburg 5% 4% → Pittsburgh Pittsburgh 4% 3% → North Strabane Township North Strabane Township 3% Rices Landing · 0% stay
10jobs based in Rices Landing
0%of working residents work in town
21 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Landmarks

2 places in Rices Landing on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Rices Landing

Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Rices Landing is a borough in Greene County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 420 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1903
Area
0.9 sq mi
Elevation
971 ft
ZIP code
15357

Questions about Rices Landing

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Rices Landing, PA a good place to live?

Rices Landing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.