Leechburg, Pennsylvania - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	2,119
Male Share of the Population	55.3%
Female Share of the Population	44.7%
Senior Citizens	20%
Employed Population 16+	868
Age of the Population	45

Families

% of people married	42.5%
Average household size	2

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	22.8%
Median Earnings25+	$34,018
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$17,639
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$33,047

Wealth

Median Family Income	$57,857
% Above Poverty Level	78.7%
% Below Poverty Level	21.3%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	29 minutes
% Working from Home	5.9%
% Walking and Biking to Work	4.1%
% Using Public Transportation	%

Housing

People Living Alone	40.2%
Median Gross Rent	$601
Median House Value	$80,900

Ancestry

Italian	22.4%
Irish	21.2%
English	8.2%
Polish	7.6%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	7.5%
Slovak	2.6%
Hungarian	2.1%
Welsh	1.5%
Russian	1.4%
Dutch	1.3%
Scottish	0.9%
German	0.8%
French Except Basque	0.7%
Belgian	0.7%
Ukrainian	0.6%
Romanian	0.6%
Serbian	0.2%
Slovene	0.2%
Swedish	0.2%
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Leechburg Almanac

Category	Value
County	Westmoreland County
Standard Zip Codes	15656
Phone Area Codes	724
Time Zone	America/New_York
Approximate Latitude	40.63
Approximate Longitude	-79.6

Leechburg Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	SALINA 3 W
Distance	8.2 miles
Jan Temp	15 to 37 F
Apr Temp	33 to 61 F
Jul Temp	57 to 83 F
Oct Temp	37 to 64 F
Annual Precip	41.3 inches

Station	BAKERSTOWN 3 WNW
Distance	19.9 miles
Jan Temp	17 to 36 F
Apr Temp	37 to 61 F
Jul Temp	60 to 83 F
Oct Temp	41 to 64 F
Annual Precip	39 inches

Station	INDIANA 3 SE
Distance	25.8 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 36 F
Apr Temp	37 to 61 F
Jul Temp	59 to 82 F
Oct Temp	41 to 63 F
Annual Precip	47 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
East Vandergrift	798	$39,922
Freeport	1,841	$53,625
Hyde Park	464	$63,333
North Apollo	1,328	$70,966
Vandergrift	4,987	$49,714
West Leechburg	1,428	$60,521

Leechburg Public Schools

David Leech El Sch
200 Siberian Ave
ZIP: 15656
(724) 845-6071
Primary
Total Enrollment 405

Kiski Area North Primary Sch
1048 School Road
ZIP: 15656
(724) 845-2032
Primary
Total Enrollment 554

Leechburg Area Hs
215 1st St
ZIP: 15656
(724) 842-0571
High
Total Enrollment 398

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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