VicksburgPA
The town was settled in 1865 and has 289 residents today.
Is Vicksburg a good place to live?
43% of residents live below the poverty line in Vicksburg, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a lower owner-occupancy rate than Vicksburg. Vicksburg has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Vicksburg.
Vicksburg has 0.1 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs in Vicksburg fell by 24 from 2014 to 2024, to 11. The average trip to work for Vicksburg is 18 minutes. The top destinations are Kelly Township (14%), Milton (7%) and Lewisburg (5%). The median commute is under 13 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Vicksburg
A winter brings about 29 inches of snow, with January nights at 20° and July afternoons at 85°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Vicksburg is
19% of adults smoke cigarettes in Vicksburg. The town beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 9. Two figures for adults in the town: 15% report frequent physical distress, 13% have diabetes.
| Vicksburg | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | Vicksburg | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.1% | 79.2% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.4% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Vicksburg, with inland flooding at the top
Of the losses FEMA expects in Vicksburg, 75% come from inland flooding and 9% from strong winds. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Vicksburg
Moving to Vicksburg: who provides what
Vicksburg is unincorporated, so Union 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.
100% of working residents leave Vicksburg for work
Where Vicksburg’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Vicksburg
About 0 of every 100 Vicksburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Vicksburg
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Vicksburg is a census-designated place located in Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located between the boroughs of Mifflinburg and Lewisburg along Pennsylvania Route 45. As of the 2010 census the population was 261 residents.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
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