WanamiePA
This town of 555 people was settled in 1871.
Is Wanamie a good place to live?
29% of residents live below the poverty line in Wanamie, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 2 of the 1,038 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Wanamie. 34% of the land in Wanamie is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Wanamie has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
555 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Wanamie: who provides what
Wanamie is unincorporated, so Luzerne 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 Wanamie.
In Wanamie, nearly a third of the land is conserved
Wanamie’s trail network density works out to 1.5 miles per square mile. In 1 park or preserve, walkers have 1.5 miles of trail. Walkers locally have a park or preserve of 12 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Newport Township Recreation Area | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
With 0.1 jobs for every working resident, most of Wanamie’s workers commute out
Commuting out is the norm in Wanamie: 1% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Hanover Township (13%), Nanticoke (9%) and Wilkes-Barre (9%). The median commute is under 12 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
The climate in Wanamie brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 18°; snowfall runs to about 36 inches a winter. Wanamie brings chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wanamie is
In Wanamie, 38% of adults have high blood pressure. Among adults in the town, 17% report frequent physical distress and 41% have obesity.
| Wanamie | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Wanamie | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25% | 14.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 8.9% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 22.4% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a moderate hazard risk in Wanamie: inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Wanamie, 71% come from inland flooding and 11% from cold waves. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The median home in Wanamie sells for about $85K
79% of Wanamie households live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Wanamie
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of Wanamie
About 7 of every 100 Wanamie residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave Wanamie for work
Where Wanamie’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
Questions about Wanamie
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wanamie, PA a good place to live?
Wanamie has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.