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Lake Township (Mercer County), Pennsylvania

Lake Township (Mercer County) is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, home to about 702 people across 16 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 16133 and 16153.

Homes sold for a median of $192 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population70243 per sq mi
Median home value$212,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$192Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking45%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Lake Township (Mercer County)

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns
Jackson Center, PA16133 Seller’s market $192/sq ft 3.2 months of supply · 50% sold over asking

Mostly Jackson Township (Mercer County); part is in Lake Township (Mercer County)

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lake Township (Mercer County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Lake Township (Mercer County)

Distances

Nearest major airportPittsburgh International Airport (PIT)58 miles away
Closer regional airportErie International Tom Ridge Field (ERI)52 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Pittsburgh, PA61 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA276 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Lake Township (Mercer County); driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Lake Township (Mercer County)

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Lake Township (Mercer County) had 699 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.

It’s the 1993rd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Mercer County grew from 57,387 residents in 1900 to 110,652 in 2020.

Lake Township (Mercer County) population by census2000: 706, 2010: 780, 2020: 699706200078020106992020

Mercer County, 1900–2020

Mercer County population, 1900 to 20201900: 57,387, 1910: 77,699, 1920: 93,788, 1930: 99,246, 1940: 101,039, 1950: 111,954, 1960: 127,519, 1970: 127,175, 1980: 128,299, 1990: 121,003, 2000: 120,293, 2010: 116,638, 2020: 110,65257K’00’1094K’20’30101K’40’50128K’60’70128K’80’90120K’00’10111K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 46.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 54 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Lake Township (Mercer County)Jan: high 34°F, low 18°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 36°F, low 19°F, 2.7 in; Mar: high 46°F, low 25°F, 3.4 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 35°F, 4.2 in; May: high 71°F, low 46°F, 4 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 56°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 60°F, 5.3 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 58°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 52°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 41°F, 3.8 in; Nov: high 49°F, low 32°F, 3.4 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 24°F, 3.4 in34°18°Jan3.336°19°Feb2.746°25°Mar3.460°35°Apr4.271°46°May4.079°56°Jun4.983°60°Jul5.381°58°Aug4.274°52°Sep3.961°41°Oct3.849°32°Nov3.438°24°Dec3.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Franklin, PA weather station (15 miles away).

Jobs in Mercer County

40,948 jobs at 2,611 businesses in Mercer County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Mercer CountyManufacturing: 8,619 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 8,291 jobs; Retail trade: 5,995 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,028 jobs; Other services: 1,874 jobs; Educational services: 1,758 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 1,743 jobs; Construction: 1,552 jobsManufacturing 21% Health care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 10% Other services 5% Educational services 4% Transportation and warehousing 4% Construction 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lake Township (Mercer County)’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Grove City Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Grove City11.4 miles
  • Upmc HorizonGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Greenville15.4 miles
  • Edgewood Surgical HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Transfer16.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers3
Physical and occupational therapists2

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.

Places in and around Lake Township (Mercer County)

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Stoneboro Fairground · 54 acres0.8 mi
  • Stoneboro Park · 2 acres1.2 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • The Medicine Shoppe2.0 mi

Counts are within about 3 miles 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.

Schools in Lake Township (Mercer County)

Public schools here are run by Lakeview SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Oakview El SchStoneboroK–5348Public1.3 mi
Lakeview Middle-HSStoneboro6–12452Public1.2 mi
Private schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Stoneboro Wesleyan Methodist SchoolStoneboroK–1252Christian (no specific denomination)1.5 mi
Dutch Lane SchoolJackson Center1–820Amish3.3 mi
Shady Maple Amish ParochialStone Boro1–832Amish4.5 mi
Willow Creek SchoolJackson Center1–926Amish4.0 mi
Sandy Creek Amish SchoolStoneboro2–811Amish3.5 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Jackson Township (Mercer County), Stoneboro, Worth Township (Mercer County), Sandy Lake Township, Jackson Center, New Vernon, Mineral and Fairview Township (Mercer County).

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