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Susquehanna TownshipPA

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Is Susquehanna Township a good place to live?

Susquehanna Township’s age of the median resident is 54.1 years, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 43.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Only one of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Susquehanna Township. Susquehanna Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Susquehanna Township stand out

Where Susquehanna Township beats most towns.

Small town

949 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Woodward TownshipBastress TownshipPiatt TownshipWilliamsportWoodward TownshipBastress TownshipPiatt TownshipWilliamsportSusquehanna Township
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Lycoming County - Susquehanna - ED 41-60
1940 Census Enumeration District Maps - Pennsylvania - Lycoming County - Susquehanna - ED 41-60, 1880
Susquehanna Township’s story

225 years in pictures

The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1880 and 5 maps from 1923 on.

  • 1801Susquehanna Township is settled
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Getting set up

Moving to Susquehanna Township: who provides what

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

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PowerPPL Electric Utilities18.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offOld Lycoming Township Recycling Center, 4 miOpenStreetMap
SchoolsSouth Williamsport 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 hereLycoming County Board of ElectionsLycoming County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2017
ZIP code1770217702 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 Susquehanna Township.

Work & commute

With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Susquehanna Township’s workers commute out

The top destinations are Williamsport (30%), Loyalsock Township (9%) and South Williamsport (8%). Susquehanna Township’s average commute stands at 23 minutes. For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 12%.

0%work in town
Susquehanna TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work23 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line12%7.6%9.6%
Median household income$69,000$81,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Susquehanna Township0%
Williamsport30%
Loyalsock Township9%
South Williamsport8%
Montoursville3%
9 mi
median commute distance
29
jobs based in Susquehanna Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Susquehanna Township

Susquehanna Township’s peak summer temperature comes in at 83°F.

36″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–37°
Spring37–60°
Summer59–81°
Fall42–62°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 24
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

High risk in Susquehanna Township, with inland flooding at the top

86% of Susquehanna Township’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Compared with 65% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Susquehanna Township is

Among adults in Susquehanna Township, 18% smoke cigarettes. Two figures for adults here: 19% binge drink, 25% have been diagnosed with depression.

Susquehanna TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%17%14%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
Depression (CDC PLACES)25%24%23%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)17%16%17%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better25 too close to call1 worse
What stands outSusquehanna TownshipPA
More adults with COPD8.8%7.7%
UPMC Williamsport
6.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Outdoors

Susquehanna Township keeps 0.5% of its land conserved

In Susquehanna Township, the trail density is 0.2 miles per square mile. The town has one park or preserve, 15 acres in all. 1.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0.5%conserved
Susquehanna TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Conserved land0.5%8.2%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.40.4
0.5%
conserved · 23 of 4,567 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. State Game Lands Number 126—15

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Susquehanna Township

17pages on Susquehanna Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Susquehanna Township

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Susquehanna Township for work

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

30% → Williamsport Williamsport 30% 9% → Loyalsock Township Loyalsock Township 9% 8% → South Williamsport South Williamsport 8% 3% → Montoursville Montoursville 3% 3% → Fairfield Township Fairfield Township 3% 1% → New York New York 1% Susquehanna Township · 0% stay
29jobs based in Susquehanna Township
0%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Susquehanna Township

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Susquehanna Township is a township in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 972 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Williamsport Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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

Established
1801
Area
7.8 sq mi
Elevation
801 ft

Questions about Susquehanna Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Susquehanna Township, PA a good place to live?

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