Wellsboro, PA Noise Levels
Noise levels in Wellsboro, PA
At 47.5 dB(A), Wellsboro, PA falls 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. That figure is sampled at one coordinate, the Census Bureau's own internal point for Wellsboro, not a street-by-street survey of the whole place.
Where Wellsboro's noise comes from
BTS models these three sources separately before combining them, so a place can be quiet on two and loud on the third.
How Wellsboro compares nationally
Wellsboro ranks 2,764 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. About 3,422 people live there, making it the 5,941th largest place in this dataset.
Checking one address in Wellsboro
Wellsboro's figure above is a town-wide reading. For one exact address, BTS's own map is the free, authoritative source.
Where Wellsboro's figures come from
Every dB(A) figure on this page traces to a named BTS dataset, documented in the methodology guide. Curious why Wellsboro reads as quiet? The explanation of what a quiet result actually means covers it.