A town of 9,769. Nearly 19.1% of it is conserved land.
The 3 things Coal does most differently from other towns.
19.1% of the town is conserved land, across 5 parks and preserves.
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Ordered by what stands out in Coal. Another town gets a different order.
127 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 165 | 1.6 mi | 258 |
| 2. Weiser State Forest | — | 27 |
| 3. Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest | — | 27 |
The typical Coal home is worth about $72,000, down 11% in a year, 75% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
The public schools Coal’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 80% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamokin Area El Sch | PK–4 | 830 | C |
| Shamokin Area MS | 7–8 | 351 | C− |
| Shamokin Area Intermediate Sch | 5–6 | 308 | C |
| Shamokin Area HS | 9–12 | 675 | C+ |
| Northumberland County Career and Technology Center | 10–12 | 15 | Not graded |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Regional School Private | PK–12 | 423 |
Coal has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 34 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Most working residents leave Coal for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Mahoning (9%), Shamokin (5%) and Ralpho (5%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Coal beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Coal | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18.4% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 57% | 64.4% |
Coal reports less crime per resident than 59% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. Pennsylvania has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Coal sits closer to the middle.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.
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Township in Pennsylvania, US
Coal Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population at the 2020 Census was 10,136, which was a decline from the figure of 10,383 tabulated in 2010.
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7 towns share a border with Coal.