A town of 634, settled in 1797. A typical home worth about $134K.
The 2 things Parker does most differently from other towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Be the first to start the conversation.
Ordered by what stands out in Parker. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Parker home is worth about $134,000, down 1.8% in a year, 54% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
Most working residents leave Parker for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Butler (6%), Butler (6%) and Sugarcreek (4%). Half commute less than 21 miles.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities.
Parker has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 54 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
2 crimes were reported in Parker in 2024: 2 property and 0 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Parker is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
Parker tracks Pennsylvania closely on all 5 CDC measures.
0.1 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 95 | — | 1 |
Where Parker’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
5 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
3 notable people were born in Parker.
City in Pennsylvania, US
Parker is a city located in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is in the extreme northwestern portion of the county. The population was 695 at the 2020 census. The city was named for Judge John Parker, a lead surveyor of Lawrenceburg and founder/owner of Parker's Landing, the two villages combined to create Parker. Parker is sometimes referred to as the "Smallest City in the USA". Parker was incorporated as a city on March 1, 1873, by special state legislation in the midst of the northwestern Pennsylvania oil boom. The new municipality was called "Parker" and made up the earlier villages of Parker's Landing (on the Allegheny River) and Lawrenceburg (on the bluff above the riv…
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