Scalp Level, PA Noise Levels
Is Scalp Level, PA noisy?
Scalp Level, PA reads 52.5 dB(A) on BTS's 24-hour average, inside HUD's "Acceptable" noise zone, 65 dB(A) day-night average or below under 24 CFR 51.104, the federal government's own line for building housing with no extra sound attenuation required. Rail traffic drives that number here, not the other two sources. That's the reading at Scalp Level's Census-defined center point, not any one street, BTS's map is a live raster, not a per-address service.
Scalp Level's noise, by source
Each of the three transportation modes gets its own model from BTS; the combined figure above is what they add up to.
What this means for a house here
The same window and door upgrades that work on road noise also cut broadband rail noise, though very low-frequency freight rumble travels through walls, not just glass.
Where Scalp Level ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Scalp Level ranks 1,729, loudest first. By population, it ranks 11,689 of the 12,137 places in this dataset, home to about 722 people.
Your street may differ from Scalp Level's reading
This page describes Scalp Level as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Scalp Level's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Scalp Level's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Since rail traffic is what's driving this reading, the guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise covers the fix that fits.