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Pennsylvania›Bradford County

Standing Stone TownshipPA

A town of 611, settled in 1826.

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Is Standing Stone Township a good place to live?

16% of residents live below the poverty line in Standing Stone Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 4 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Standing Stone Township. Standing Stone Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

611 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Asylum TownshipHerrick TownshipWysox TownshipWyalusing TownshipAsylum TownshipHerrick TownshipWysox TownshipWyalusing TownshipStanding Stone Township
Getting set up

Moving to Standing Stone Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Standing Stone Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerClaverack Rural Elec Coop18.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Standing Stone Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsTowanda Area 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 hereBradford County Board of ElectionsBradford County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2025
ZIP codes18854, 1885318854 75% · 18853 25%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 Standing Stone Township.

Work & commute

Standing Stone Township has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Standing Stone Township for work: only 1% work in town. Jobs based in Standing Stone Township fell to 109 in 2023, 95 fewer than in 2013. Standing Stone Township’s average trip to work is 23 minutes, below both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).

1%work in town
Standing Stone TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work23 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$87,000$81,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Standing Stone Township1%
Towanda11%
North Towanda Township9%
Wysox Township8%
Sayre6%
18 mi
median commute distance
109
jobs based in Standing Stone Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Standing Stone Township

Standing Stone Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Standing Stone Township’s July high is 81°F.

38″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–35°
Spring35–57°
Summer57–79°
Fall40–60°
Oct 15
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Standing Stone Township

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 65% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Standing Stone Township.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
7
paid flood claims since 1996

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Standing Stone Township is

Standing Stone Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 21% of Standing Stone Township adults smoke cigarettes.

Standing Stone TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)21%17%14%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)40%38%36%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)38%34%35%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)22%19%19%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better15 too close to call11 worse
What stands outStanding Stone TownshipPA
More older adults who have lost all their teeth20%14.5%
More uninsured adults8%5.8%
More smokers20.5%15.8%
Robert Packer Hospital
17.5 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

Less of Standing Stone Township is set aside as conserved land than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town

0.1% of the land in Standing Stone Township is conserved. 0.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 15 of 10,324 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. State Game Lands Number 237—15

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Standing Stone Township

18pages on Standing Stone Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Standing Stone Township; the nearest are

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Standing Stone Township for work

Where Standing Stone Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Towanda Towanda 11% 9% → North Towanda Township North Towanda Township 9% 8% → Wysox Township Wysox Township 8% 6% → Sayre Sayre 6% 6% → Wyalusing Township Wyalusing Township 6% 3% → Mehoopany Township Mehoopany Township 3% Standing Stone Township · 1% stay
109jobs based in Standing Stone Township
1%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Standing Stone Township

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Standing Stone Township is a township in Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 642 at the 2010 census.

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

Area
16 sq mi

Questions about Standing Stone Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Standing Stone Township, PA a good place to live?

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

What is Standing Stone Township, PA known for?

2 notable people were born here, including Marian W. Clarke and Arthur L. Johnson.