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Fairview-FerndalePA

A town of 1,742.

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Population
1,742
−3% since 2010
Median home value
$87K
Census ACS
Household income
$43K
median
Median age
54.4
years
Jobs based here
498
A commuter town
A commuter town

94% of working residents leave Fairview-Ferndale for work

Where Fairview-Ferndale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

12% → Coal Coal 12% 8% → Mahoning Mahoning 8% 7% → Ralpho Ralpho 7% 6% → Shamokin Shamokin 6% 3% → Bloomsburg Bloomsburg 3% 3% → Sunbury Sunbury 3% Fairview-Ferndale · 6% stay
498jobs based in Fairview-Ferndale
6%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Natural hazards

Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 10% of U.S. communities.

10risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
10Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesStrong wind
2
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Fairview-Ferndale

Most working residents leave Fairview-Ferndale for work: only 6% work in town. The top destinations are Coal (12%), Mahoning (8%) and Ralpho (7%). Half commute less than 15 miles.

6%work in town

Where working residents work

In Fairview-Ferndale6%
Coal12%
Mahoning8%
Ralpho7%
Shamokin6%
15 mi
median commute distance
498
jobs based in Fairview-Ferndale
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Fairview-Ferndale 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.

34″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–37°
Spring37–59°
Summer59–80°
Fall42–61°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 27
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Fairview-Ferndale is

Fairview-Ferndale beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

5 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better3 too close to call2 worse
What stands outFairview-FerndalePA
More older adults who have lost all their teeth19.3%14.5%
Fewer adults seeing a dentist59.7%64.4%
Geisinger Medical Center
13.1 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: dental
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors

1.6% of Fairview-Ferndale is conserved land

2.2 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.

1.6%conserved
Map of Fairview-Ferndale: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Green: conserved land · dashed: trails · numbers: the places below
1.6%
conserved · 9 of 589 acres
2.2 mi
of trails · 2.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Ferndale Ballfields—6
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Housing

Homes in Fairview-Ferndale sell for about $89K

The median sale price was $89,000 in May 2026.

$89Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

About Fairview-Ferndale

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Fairview-Ferndale is a census-designated place (CDP), located in Coal Township, in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,411 at the 2000 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
2,075
Area
0.9 sq mi
Elevation
978 ft

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