Town guide

Tionesta Township, Pennsylvania

Tionesta Township is a township in Forest County, Pennsylvania, home to about 601 people across 45 square miles. Its ZIP code is 16353, and parts of 16341 are in Tionesta Township too.

Homes sold for a median of $104 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population60113 per sq mi
Median home value$154,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$104Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking44%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Tionesta Township

2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Tionesta, PA16353 Buyer’s market $104/sq ft −6.3% vs. last year 7.1 months of supply · 44% sold over asking

Mostly Tionesta Township; also Washington Township (Clarion County) and Tionesta Borough

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

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Around Tionesta Township

Distances

Nearest major airportPittsburgh International Airport (PIT)84 miles away
Closer regional airportDuBois Regional Airport (DUJ)34 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Pittsburgh, PA81 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA246 miles away

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

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

Who represents Tionesta 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

Tionesta Township had 668 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 2074th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Forest County grew from 11,039 residents in 1900 to 6,973 in 2020.

Tionesta Township population by census2000: 610, 2010: 729, 2020: 668610200072920106682020

Forest County, 1900–2020

Forest County population, 1900 to 20201900: 11,039, 1910: 9,435, 1920: 7,477, 1930: 5,180, 1940: 5,791, 1950: 4,944, 1960: 4,485, 1970: 4,926, 1980: 5,072, 1990: 4,802, 2000: 4,946, 2010: 7,716, 2020: 6,97311K’00’107K’20’306K’40’504K’60’705K’80’905K’00’107K’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 19°F. About 47 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 51 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Tionesta TownshipJan: high 35°F, low 19°F, 3.3 in; Feb: high 38°F, low 19°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 26°F, 3.5 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 36°F, 4.1 in; May: high 72°F, low 47°F, 4.4 in; Jun: high 79°F, low 57°F, 5.1 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 61°F, 4.9 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 60°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 75°F, low 53°F, 4 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 42°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 32°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 39°F, low 25°F, 3.7 in35°19°Jan3.338°19°Feb2.647°26°Mar3.561°36°Apr4.172°47°May4.479°57°Jun5.183°61°Jul4.982°60°Aug4.275°53°Sep4.063°42°Oct3.750°32°Nov3.539°25°Dec3.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tionesta 2 Se Lake, PA weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Forest County

721 jobs at 95 businesses in Forest County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Forest CountyManufacturing: 210 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 166 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 101 jobs; Retail trade: 91 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 46 jobs; Construction: 27 jobs; Other services: 26 jobs; Professional services: 15 jobsManufacturing 29% Hotels and restaurants 23% Health care and social assistance 14% Retail trade 13% Transportation and warehousing 6% Construction 4% Other services 4% Professional services 2%

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

Health care

4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tionesta Township.

Nearest hospitals

  • Titusville Area HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Titusville17.1 miles
  • Upmc NorthwestGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Seneca19.7 miles
  • Independence Health System Clarion HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Clarion21.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Mental health providers1
Physical and occupational therapists2
Pharmacies1

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 Tionesta Township

Grocery stores

  • County Line Market6.3 mi

Counts are within about 4.5 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 Tionesta Township

Public schools here are run by North Clarion County SD, Forest Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
North Clarion Co El SchTionestaPre-K–6334Public8.8 mi
West Forest El SchTionestaPre-K–6100Public3.0 mi
North Clarion Co JSHSTionesta7–12293Public8.7 mi
West Forest JSHSTionesta7–1298Public3.0 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Alexander Amish SchoolTionesta1–814Amish7.8 mi
Zacheral Amish SchoolTionesta1–829Amish9.5 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 Pleasantville Borough (Venango County), Washington Township (Clarion County), Oil Creek Township (Venango County), Cornplanter, Tionesta Borough, Harmony Township (Forest County), Allegheny Township (Venango County), Green Township, Hickory Township, President, Kingsley and Farmington Township (Clarion County).

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