McAdoo is a borough and coal town in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, United States, 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Hazleton and seven miles north of Tamaqua. McAdoo contains the picturesque Silver Brook Meadow. In the past, anthracite coal mining and a shirt factory, the McAdoo Manufacturing Company, provided gainful employment to the populace. The population was 2,477 at the 2020 census.

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How McAdoo ranks

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#18Lowest property tax in PA #41Most affordable in PA #149Most walkable in PA All PA rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code18237

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Living in McAdoo

Housing in McAdoo

$170K▲ 2.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical McAdoo home is worth about $170,000, up 2.5% in a year, 41% below the Pennsylvania typical home.

Only 4 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety in McAdoo

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). McAdoo's police department reported only 2023 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

McAdoo 0

Pennsylvania 2.3

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

McAdoo 2.8

Pennsylvania 13.6

U.S. 15.5

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Work & commute in McAdoo

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Most working residents leave McAdoo for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Hazle (20%), West Hazleton (8%) and Hazleton (6%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

Hazle

20%

West Hazleton

Hazleton

East Union

2%Work in townlive and work in McAdoo 9 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 72Jobs based herea commuter town

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Health in McAdoo

Compared with Pennsylvania

3worse than PA

of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 2 are too close to call.

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

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What stands out

27.3%More older adults who have lost all their teethPA 14.5% · worse 51.9%Fewer adults seeing a dentistPA 64.4% · worse 57.4%Fewer adults screened for colon cancerPA 67.5% · worse

Care nearby

Lehigh Valley Hospital - HazletonHazleton · 3.7 mi · ER

Hazleton PediatricsHazleton · 3.5 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careNo shortage

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthNo shortage

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Natural hazards in McAdoo

Very low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 11% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🥶 Cold waves🌪️ Tornadoes

10Does McAdoo flood?paid flood claims since 2006 3Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to McAdoo MapMcAdoo vs. its neighborsnearby towns shaded by rating

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Climate in McAdoo

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McAdoo has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 78°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

34° / 18°Winter

55° / 35°Spring

76° / 57°Summer

58° / 40°Fall