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.
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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
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.
99% of working residents leave Wanamie for work
Where Wanamie’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2024
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.
Questions about Wanamie
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