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About Point
Township in Pennsylvania, USPoint Township is a township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population at the 2010 Census was 3,685, a decline from the figure of 3,722 tabulated in 2000.
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How Point ranks
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Safety in Point
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Point's police department reported only 2023 and 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Point
Full picture →Most working residents leave Point for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Mahoning (12%), Northumberland (6%) and Sunbury (6%). Half commute less than 11 miles.
Health in Point
Compared with Pennsylvania
No difference on any of 5 measures is outside the margin of error.
What stands out
Nothing stands out: Point tracks Pennsylvania closely.
Care nearby
Natural hazards in Point
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 58% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Point
Full climate →Point has chilly winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 84°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 29 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Point
All Point schools →School Grade C
The public schools Point’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 69% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
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.
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