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Williams TownshipPA
A town of 1,062.
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Population
1,062
2025 Census estimate · −0.1% since 2020
Median home value
$152K
Census ACS
Household income
$78K
median
Median age
44.2
years
Jobs based here
131
A commuter town
Is Williams Township a good place to live?
The best of Williams Township’s subject grades are an A+ for cost of living and an A− for the outdoors; the weakest is a D for walkability. 65% of the land in Williams Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 264, at 3,500 acres. On civic life, just 41 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do worse. Williams Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Williams Township stand out
Where Williams Township beats most towns.
Small town
1,062 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Wiconisco TownshipPorter TownshipHegins TownshipJackson TownshipWilliams Township
How Williams Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Williams Township is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $152K, 1.9 years of the Harrisburg metro’s $81K median household incomeA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4 of 20; 8.1% of households have no car; 0.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitDOpen →HealthLess healthy than 86% of U.S. towns; Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital 20.9 miles awayDOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC−Open →Jobs & income$78K median household incomeC−Open →SchoolsCOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors5 miles of trailsA−Open →HistoryB+Open →Civic life0 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsD−Open →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Williams Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Williams Township, and how to reach them.
PowerPPL Electric Utilities18.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWilliamstown Boro Auth water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNearest public drop-offValley Waste Solutions, 4 miOpenStreetMap
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDauphin County Board of ElectionsDauphin County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2022
ZIP code1709817098 100%Census 2020
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 Williams Township.
OutdoorsA−
Conserved land covers nearly a third of Williams Township
In 6 parks and preserves, walkers have 4.5 miles of trail. Williams Township’s density of trails stands at 0.5 miles per square mile, near both the Pennsylvania town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4).
64.6%conserved
64.6%
conserved · 3,630 of 5,620 acres
4.5 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Greenland Tract - Weiser State Forest | 1.4 mi | 102 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 264 | 0.7 mi | 3,500 |
| 3. Weiser State Forest | — | 102 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
SchoolsC
Williams Township’s schools rank behind 71% of Pennsylvania districts
The largest public high school is Williams Valley JSHS, with 433 students. The public schools here belong to Williams Valley SD. Its one school is below.
29%of PA districts it outscoresCSchool Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Williams Valley JSHSLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 433 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation
HealthD
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, more of Williams Township’s adults smoke cigarettes
27% of Williams Township adults have been diagnosed with depression. Two figures for adults locally: 18% report frequent physical distress, 26% say their health is fair or poor.
14%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Williams Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 19% | 19% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 38% | 36% |
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better12 too close to call14 worse
| What stands out | Williams Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.5% | 14.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 9% | 5.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.8% | 7.7% |
Wellspan Good Samaritan Hospital
20.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C−
The average trip to work in Williams Township is longer than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Most people who work leave Williams Township to do it: just 2% work in town. This Pennsylvania town had 131 jobs in 2023, up 96 from 2013. 17% of residents live below the poverty line locally. The top destinations are Harrisburg (6%), Gratz (4%) and Washington Township (4%).
2%work in town
| Williams Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 39 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 17% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 6.5% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Williams Township2%
Harrisburg6%
Gratz4%
Washington Township4%
Williamstown3%
22 mi
median commute distance
131
jobs based in Williams Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D
Walkability grade: more walkable than 7% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C−
Williams Township has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The FEMA risk score in Williams Township is 75 of 100. This Pennsylvania town has had 117 paid flood insurance claims since 1979. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 90% come from inland flooding.
75risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
117
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Williams Township, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Williams Township’s typical July afternoon high stands at 82°F.
28″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–37°
Spring38–59°
Summer60–80°
Fall43–62°
Oct 16
typical first frost
May 1
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Williams Township
18pages on Williams Township
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Williams Township; the nearest are
Lebanon Valley CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Annville19 mi$52,080 tuitionHarrisburg Area Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Harrisburg24.4 mi$6,975 in-state tuitionPennsylvania State University-Penn State SchuylkillUniversity or college · Public · Schuylkill Haven24.6 mi$15,208 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Williams Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Get outside
5 miles of trails in Williams Township
64.6% of the town is conserved land, across 6 parks and preserves.
3
Weiser State Forest102 acres
Trails © OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
About Williams Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Williams Township is a township that is located in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,064 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 8.8 sq mi
Questions about Williams Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Williams Township, PA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.