VowinckelPA
Home to 134 people, the town was settled in 1884.
Is Vowinckel a good place to live?
Vowinckel’s midpoint age is 57.2 years, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (43.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Vowinckel has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
134 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Vowinckel.
The FEMA risk score in Vowinckel is lower than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
FEMA puts 68% of Vowinckel’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 7% to lightning. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 98% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Few of Vowinckel’s working residents work in town
The top destinations are Paint Township (15%), Farmington Township (15%) and Clarion (7%). Vowinckel’s middle household income works out to $53,000. Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles. 13% of residents live below the poverty line locally.
| Vowinckel | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $53,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Vowinckel has snowy winters and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 81°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 51 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Vowinckel is
In Vowinckel, 15% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 28% get no exercise outside work. Across all 26 CDC measures, Vowinckel beats Pennsylvania on 1 and trails on 7. Vowinckel: 20% of adults smoke cigarettes.
| Vowinckel | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Vowinckel | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.2% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 1.6% of Vowinckel
Across 1 park or preserve run 1.4 miles of trail. Vowinckel’s trail density is recorded as 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Vowinckel | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Clear Creek State Forest | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A home in Vowinckel sells for about $115K at the median
The share of households in Vowinckel who live in a home they own is 94%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Vowinckel
Moving to Vowinckel: who provides what
Vowinckel is unincorporated, so Clarion 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 Vowinckel for work
Where Vowinckel’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Vowinckel; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Vowinckel residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
About Vowinckel
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Vowinckel is a census-designated place in Farmington Township, Clarion County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The community is located along Pennsylvania Route 66 in far northeastern Clarion County. As of the 2010 census the population was 139.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,637 ft
- ZIP code
- 16260
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