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Cressona
Pennsylvaniaborough
Total population
1,420
Median home value
$157,000
Bachelor's+
Median income
$73,967
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Cressona sits in Pennsylvania, United States and is identified as a small borough. Recent open-data figures place its population at about 1,420. Geographically it lies in the northern hemisphere at a temperate latitude (40.630°, -76.194°). Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 1,408 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 55% of daylight hours. Climatically, locations at this latitude tend to experience four distinct seasons with warm summers and cold winters. It covers a compact 2.6 km² of land area. That works out to roughly 546 residents per square kilometre — a moderate population density. Additional figures on demographics, climate, geography and points of interest appear in the sections that follow, all drawn from open public datasets.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Cressona, PA from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Pottsville Area HSHigh · Pottsville · 898 students · 16.6:1 ratio
- Clarke El CtrElementary · Pottsville · 805 students · 13.6:1 ratio
- Blue Mountain HSHigh · Schuylkill Haven · 803 students · 11.2:1 ratio
- Lengel MSMiddle · Pottsville · 699 students · 13.7:1 ratio
- Blue Mountain El East SchElementary · Orwigsburg · 616 students · 14:1 ratio
- Blue Mountain MSMiddle · Orwigsburg · 575 students · 12.8:1 ratio
- Saint Clair Area El/MSElementary · Saint Clair · 532 students · 12.4:1 ratio
- Minersville Area JSHSHigh · Minersville · 527 students · 14.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Notable people from here
Nearby places in Pennsylvania
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
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Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API