Parks is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, home to about 2,747 people across 14 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 15656 and 15690.
Homes sold for a median of $106 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County); part is in Parks
Mostly Vandergrift; part is in Parks
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Parks. 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)37 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE)26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA237 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Parks; 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.
Parks had 2,472 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 974th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Armstrong County grew from 52,551 residents in 1900 to 65,558 in 2020.
Armstrong 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 17°F. About 44.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ford City 4 S Dam, PA weather station (6 miles away).
14,258 jobs at 1,288 businesses in Armstrong County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
70 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Parks’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 11 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 14 |
| Mental health providers | 22 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 9 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 10 |
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 (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Leechburg Area SD, Kiski Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Leech El SchLeechburg | Pre-K–5 | 287 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Kiski Area East Primary SchVandergrift | K–4 | 425 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Kiski Area North Primary SchLeechburg | K–4 | 447 | Public | 3.6 mi |
| Leechburg Area MSLeechburg | 6–8 | 147 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Kiski Area IHSVandergrift | 7–8 | 518 | Public | 3.7 mi |
| Kiski Area HSVandergrift | 9–12 | 1,075 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Leechburg Area HSLeechburg | 9–12 | 177 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merakey Education CenterLeechburg | K–11 | 27 | Nonsectarian | 3.0 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 Vandergrift, Allegheny Township (Westmoreland County), Leechburg, Gilpin, West Leechburg, Bethel Township (Armstrong County), Kiskiminetas, Oklahoma and Burrell Township.
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.