Town guide

Plum Township, Pennsylvania

Plum Township is a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania, home to about 981 people across 27 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 16317 and 16354.

Homes sold for a median of $110 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population98137 per sq mi
Median home value$134,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$110Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking8%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Plum Township

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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

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Around Plum Township

Distances

Nearest major airportPittsburgh International Airport (PIT)81 miles away
Closer regional airportErie International Tom Ridge Field (ERI)40 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Pittsburgh, PA81 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA265 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Plum Township; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Plum Township

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

Plum Township had 903 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2000.

It’s the 1776th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Venango County grew from 49,648 residents in 1900 to 50,454 in 2020.

Plum Township population by census2000: 1,060, 2010: 1,056, 2020: 9031,06020001,05620109032020

Venango County, 1900–2020

Venango County population, 1900 to 20201900: 49,648, 1910: 56,359, 1920: 59,184, 1930: 63,226, 1940: 63,958, 1950: 65,328, 1960: 65,295, 1970: 62,353, 1980: 64,444, 1990: 59,381, 2000: 57,565, 2010: 54,984, 2020: 50,45450K’00’1059K’20’3064K’40’5065K’60’7064K’80’9058K’00’1050K’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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 46.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 89 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Plum TownshipJan: high 33°F, low 15°F, 3.5 in; Feb: high 35°F, low 14°F, 2.7 in; Mar: high 44°F, low 22°F, 3.5 in; Apr: high 58°F, low 33°F, 4.2 in; May: high 69°F, low 43°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 53°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 57°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 55°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 49°F, 4.1 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 38°F, 4.2 in; Nov: high 48°F, low 29°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 21°F, 3.7 in33°15°Jan3.535°14°Feb2.744°22°Mar3.558°33°Apr4.269°43°May4.177°53°Jun4.981°57°Jul4.380°55°Aug3.673°49°Sep4.161°38°Oct4.248°29°Nov3.637°21°Dec3.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Titusville Wtr Wks, PA weather station (3 miles away).

Jobs in Venango County

14,230 jobs at 1,134 businesses in Venango County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Venango CountyManufacturing: 3,132 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 3,122 jobs; Retail trade: 2,372 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,334 jobs; Other services: 768 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 738 jobs; Construction: 505 jobs; Wholesale trade: 429 jobsManufacturing 22% Health care and social assistance 22% Retail trade 17% Hotels and restaurants 9% Other services 5% Transportation and warehousing 5% Construction 4% Wholesale trade 3%

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

Health care

88 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Plum Township’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Titusville Area HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Titusville3.8 miles
  • Upmc NorthwestGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Seneca16.6 miles
  • Meadville Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Meadville21.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors12
Specialist doctors22
Dentists7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants16
Mental health providers9
Physical and occupational therapists17
Optometrists2
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies8

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 Plum Township

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Walmart Supercenter3.1 mi

Pharmacies

  • CVS Pharmacy3.9 mi
  • Rite Aid4.0 mi

Libraries

  • Benson Memorial Library3.9 mi
  • Haskell Memorial Library4.3 mi

Museums

  • Drake Well Museum4.2 mi

Counts are within about 3.5 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.

Schools in Plum Township

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

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Early Childhood Learning CenterTitusvillePre-K–K202Public4.2 mi
Hydetown Elementary SchoolTitusville1–5204Public3.3 mi
Main Street Elementary SchoolTitusville1–5219Public3.8 mi
Titusville Middle SchoolTitusville6–8411Public4.1 mi
Titusville High SchoolTitusville9–12565Public4.1 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Shirley Run Amish SchoolTitusville1–820Amish9.8 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 Titusville, Oil Creek Township (Crawford County), Cherrytree, Jackson Township (Venango County), Hydetown, Cooperstown, Oakland Township (Venango County), Troy Township (Crawford County), Southwest and Wayne Township (Crawford County).

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.