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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How Coal ranks

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#7Lowest property tax in PA #9Most trails in PA #39Most affordable in PA All PA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code17866

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Living in Coal

Housing in Coal

$72K▼ 11% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Coal home is worth about $72,000, down 11% in a year, 75% below the Pennsylvania typical home.

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Safety in Coal

Safety Grade B

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.

Violent crime per 1,000

Coal 1

Pennsylvania 2.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Coal 9.7

Pennsylvania 13.6

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in Coal

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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.

Mahoning

Shamokin

Ralpho

Sunbury

10%Work in townlive and work in Coal 16 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 3,016Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Coal

Compared with Pennsylvania

2worse than PA

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 3 are too close to call.

Conditions 1▼ 0 close Habits all close Care 1▼ 2 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

18.4%More older adults who have lost all their teethPA 14.5% · worse 57%Fewer adults seeing a dentistPA 64.4% · worse

Care nearby

Geisinger Medical CenterDanville · 14.1 mi · ER

Shamokin Health CenterShamokin · 2 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthNo shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 17866, 17872 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Coal →

Natural hazards in Coal

Moderate

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding💨 Strong wind🌀 Hurricanes

19Does Coal flood?paid flood claims since 2006 NoneDisasters that paid out hereof 16 declared for Northumberland County MapCoal vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Climate in Coal

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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.

36° / 21°Winter

58° / 37°Spring

80° / 59°Summer

61° / 42°Fall

How much snow does Coal get?About 34 inches a winter.Rain & snow →When is the first frost?Around Oct 20, with the last in spring around Apr 27.Frost dates →Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.3° vs. the 20th century.Then & now →

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Schools in Coal

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School Grade C-

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.

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DistrictShamokin Area SDSchools6

Shamokin Area El Sch CElementary · Grades PK–4 · 830 students Shamokin Area MS C-Middle · Grades 7–8 · 351 students Shamokin Area Intermediate Sch CMiddle · Grades 5–6 · 308 students Shamokin Area HS C+High · Grades 9–12 · 675 students Northumberland County Career and Technology CenterHigh · Grades 10–12 · 15 students Our Lady of Lourdes Regional SchoolOther · Grades PK–12 · 423 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.