Steelton, PA Noise Levels
Is Steelton, PA noisy?
Steelton, 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. Aircraft drives that number here, not the other two sources. That's the reading at Steelton's Census-defined center point, not any one street, BTS's map is a live raster, not a per-address service.
Steelton'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
Aircraft noise is intermittent and lower-frequency, which is why FAA’s Part 150 program funds whole-envelope sound insulation for homes inside an airport’s own mapped noise contour rather than relying on window replacement alone.
Where Steelton ranks
Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Steelton ranks 1,160, loudest first. About 6,358 people live there, making it the 4,272th largest place in this dataset.
Your street may differ from Steelton's reading
This page describes Steelton as a whole. If one specific address is what matters, BTS publishes the same underlying map for free.
Behind Steelton's reading
The methodology guide shows exactly how Steelton's reading was built from BTS's tile data. Since aircraft is what's driving this reading, the guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise covers the fix that fits.