Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Upper Augusta Township’s subject grades is an A− for history; the weakest is a C− for schools. 27% of residents are 65 or older in Upper Augusta Township, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (18%). Its National Register listings include Sunbury Armory and Keefer Station Covered Bridge. Upper Augusta Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Upper Augusta Township beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Upper Augusta Township is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 5 maps from 1893 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Upper Augusta Township, 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Upper Augusta Township.
Its public schools are run by Shikellamy SD. One of its 2 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Shikellamy SchLargest public elementary schoolGrades 3–5 | Grades 3–5 | 614 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
Upper Augusta Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 20% of Upper Augusta Township adults smoke cigarettes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 14%. 16% of Upper Augusta Township adults report frequent physical distress.
| Upper Augusta Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 19% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Upper Augusta Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.8% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 20% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Upper Augusta Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
People 65 and older are 27% of residents (20% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Upper Augusta Township is 46.6 years. 30% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 35% across Pennsylvania.
| Upper Augusta Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 46.6 years | 43.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±5.5 points. Across Pennsylvania, 50.7% of residents are women.
| Upper Augusta Township | PA | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.8% | 10.8% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.7% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.9% | 9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.8% | 13% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 14.3% | 12.6% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 8.7% | 11.9% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.7% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 17.9% | 11.4% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 9.3% | 8.1% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.1% | 7.9% | 10.4% |
| High school | 44% | 32.9% | 26% |
| Some college | 10% | 15.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.6% | 8.9% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25% | 20.9% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 5.3% | 14.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,400, single groups can be off by several points
Most working residents leave Upper Augusta Township for work: only 5% work in town. Since 2013, Upper Augusta Township has lost 235 jobs, to 1,170 in 2023. 4.6% of residents live below the poverty line in Upper Augusta Township.
| Upper Augusta Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 106 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Upper Augusta Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
4.6 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Shikellamy State Park, at 50 acres.
| Upper Augusta Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.5% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shikellamy State Park | — | 50 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 233 | — | 43 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Upper Augusta Township. Close and well known come first.
2 mi MuseumFort Augusta38 mi MuseumFighter's Heaven40 mi MuseumAACA Museum
40 mi GardenHershey Gardens
36 mi MuseumLittle Buffalo State ParkFort Augusta: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Hershey Gardens: Kris Bradley, CC BY 2.0 · Little Buffalo State Park: Ben Winslow, CC BY-SA 2.0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Upper Augusta Township
About 2 of every 100 Upper Augusta Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Upper Augusta Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Upper Augusta Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was formed in 1846 by the division of Augusta Township (one of the seven original townships of Northumberland County formed in 1772) into Upper and Lower sections. The population at the 2010 Census was 2,586, an increase over the figure of 2,556 tabulated in 2000.
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7 towns share a border with Upper Augusta Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Augusta Township | — | — | B+ | — | C− | C |
| Rush Township | — | — | C+ | — | A | B+ |
| Monroe Township | #579 | B | B− | — | B | B− |
| Point Township | #872 | C | C− | A | C− | C+ |
| Shamokin Dam | — | — | B | — | B | B |
| Rockefeller Township | — | — | B | — | C− | C |
| Lower Augusta Township | — | — | A− | — | B+ | C |
| Hummels Wharf | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Upper Augusta Township, Rush Township, Shamokin Dam, Rockefeller Township and Lower Augusta Township have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Upper Augusta Township, Rush Township, Monroe Township, Shamokin Dam, Rockefeller Township and Lower Augusta Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Hummels Wharf isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Upper Augusta Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.
