Van VoorhisPA
A town settled in 1903, now home to 516 people.
Is Van Voorhis a good place to live?
Van Voorhis’ midpoint age is 66.2 years, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 43.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Van Voorhis. Van Voorhis has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
516 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Fallingwater and 64 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Van Voorhis. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaAcrisure Stadium
17 mi Theme parkKennywood
20 mi LandmarkFort Duquesne
20 mi Stadium & arenaPNC Park
19 mi Stadium & arenaPPG Paints ArenaPhoto 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 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Moving to Van Voorhis: who provides what
Van Voorhis is unincorporated, so Washington 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 Van Voorhis.
Most of Van Voorhis’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them
Half of commuters travel less than 13 miles. The top destinations are Carroll Township (10%), Charleroi (7%) and North Strabane Township (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: low risk in Van Voorhis, mostly inland flooding
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Van Voorhis than in 78% of U.S. communities. 85% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Van Voorhis brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Van Voorhis’ July high is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Van Voorhis have obesity than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Van Voorhis: 5.9% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. On the CDC’s 26 measures, Van Voorhis is ahead of Pennsylvania on 1 and behind on 5. In Van Voorhis, nearly a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes, and 19% binge drink.
| Van Voorhis | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Van Voorhis | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 88.7% | 85.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Van Voorhis
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Van Voorhis
About 0 of every 100 Van Voorhis residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Van Voorhis for work
Where Van Voorhis’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Van Voorhis
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Van Voorhis is a census-designated place and coal town in Fallowfield Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 166 residents.
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- Area
- 0.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 935 ft
- ZIP code
- 15366
Questions about Van Voorhis
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Van Voorhis, PA a good place to live?
Van Voorhis has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.