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OrangePA
A town of 1,097.
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Population
1,097
−7.6% since 2010
Median home value
$299K
Census ACS
Household income
$97K
median
Median age
47.9
years
Jobs based here
165
A commuter town
Small town
1,097 people, and everyone knows the way
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Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Orange
Most working residents leave Orange for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Bloomsburg (9%), South Centre (7%) and Mahoning (7%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
1%work in town
Where working residents work
In Orange1%
Bloomsburg9%
South Centre7%
Mahoning7%
Scott6%
13 mi
median commute distance
165
jobs based in Orange
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Orange has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 46 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
46″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–37°
Spring36–59°
Summer59–81°
Fall41–62°
Oct 11
typical first frost
May 4
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards
High risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.
64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
99
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health
How healthy Orange is
Orange tracks Pennsylvania closely on all 5 CDC measures.
5 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better5 too close to call0 worse
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
5.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: dental
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Outdoors
3.4% of Orange is conserved land
0.3 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
3.4%conserved
3.4%
conserved · 283 of 8,289 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kocher Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Orange for work
Where Orange’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
165jobs based in Orange
1%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Orange
Township in Pennsylvania, US
Orange Township is a township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 1,163 at the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 1,161
- Area
- 13 sq mi
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