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A town of 3,175. Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Washington Township is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades B− overall, ranked 684th of 1032 in Pennsylvania, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $89K. It also does better than most on schools: its public schools beat 62% of Pennsylvania towns on state tests and graduation. A typical home there costs about $238K, 3.5 years of the Pottsville area’s $68K median household income. 20% of the land in Washington Township is conserved, above both the Pennsylvania town median (8.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). Only 78 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 80, at 2,274 acres.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
Where Washington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Washington Township is from typical.
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The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1936 and 5 maps from 1892 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Washington Township.
Washington Township has 238 jobs for its 1,419 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out. Jobs based here fell from 353 in 2013 to 238.
Most working residents leave Washington Township for work: only 6% work in town. 3.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Washington Township, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Since 2013, Washington Township has lost 115 jobs, to 238 in 2023.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $89,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
7.9 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Second Mountain Tract - Weiser State Forest | 1.9 mi | 696 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 80 | 0.9 mi | 2,274 |
| 3. Sweet Arrow Lake County Park | 0.9 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Washington Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 30 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Washington Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Washington Township.
| Washington Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.3% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.3% | 30.4% |
| More smokers | 18.2% | 15.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 54% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
27 mi Theme parkHersheypark3.0M visitors a year24 mi Theme parkKnoebels Amusement Resort
26 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark Stadium
10 mi Park & preserveRoadside America
27 mi MuseumHershey's Chocolate World
27 mi Stadium & arenaHersheypark ArenaHersheypark: Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hersheypark Stadium: 45BearsFan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Roadside America: Mark Fleisher, President and CEO of Aim Advertising in Lewisburg, PA,, Public domain · Hershey's Chocolate World: Phillyfan0419, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hersheypark Arena: Hersheyarena4ever at English Wikipedia, Public domain
1 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 1 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
2 places in Washington Township on the National Register of Historic Places.
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Washington Township is a township that is located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,134 at the time of the 2020 census.
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5 towns share a border with Washington Township.
| Town | PA rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Township | #684 | B− | B− | — | B | B− |
| Bethel Township | #329 | A− | C | A+ | B+ | B− |
| Reilly Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pine Grove Township | #834 | C+ | B− | — | B | B− |
| Wayne Township | #611 | B | B− | — | B+ | B− |
| Tremont Township | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Washington Township, Pine Grove Township and Wayne Township report no FBI crime data of their own. Reilly Township and Tremont Township aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Washington Township with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Washington Township grades B− overall, better than 52% of U.S. towns and #684 of 1032 in Pennsylvania. It grades B− for health and B for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
