Dawson is a borough in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, home to about 388 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 15428.
Homes sold for a median of $135 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Lower Tyrone; part is in Dawson
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Dawson. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)42 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE)20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA239 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dawson; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Dawson had 352 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.
It’s the 2277th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Fayette County grew from 110,412 residents in 1900 to 128,804 in 2020.
Fayette County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 46.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 24 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Connellsville 2 Ssw, PA weather station (6 miles away).
31,590 jobs at 2,485 businesses in Fayette County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dawson.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Lower Tyrone, Perry Township (Fayette County) and Upper Tyrone.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.