Noise Levels in Table Rock, PA | Find Quiet Neighborhoods With Our Sound Map
46 dBA
Average noise across Table Rock
Quiet suburban street at night
16
Residents above the EPA 55 dBA threshold
5% of Table Rock residents
75 dBA
Loudest residential point
City bus interior
This map shows modeled outdoor noise across Table Rock at 100-meter resolution, combining road, aviation, and rail sources. Green areas measure below 45 dBA. Orange and red exceed the EPA's 55 dBA outdoor threshold linked to long-term health effects. Use the layer toggles to view each source on its own or all together.
What the numbers sound like
- 30 dBAWhisper
- 40 dBASoft rainfall
- 45 dBAQuiet suburban street at night
- 50 dBAQuiet office
- 55 dBAEPA outdoor threshold: light traffic 100 ft away
- 60 dBANormal conversation an arm's length away
- 65 dBABusy restaurant
- 70 dBAHighway traffic 50 ft away
- 80 dBACity bus interior
Population Above the EPA Outdoor Threshold
The EPA's 55 dBA outdoor reference level is a common benchmark for residential noise exposure, especially for activity interference, annoyance, and long-term community noise concerns. About 16 Table Rock residents, or 4.7%, live above that level. By land area, 5.5% of Table Rock is above 55 dBA.
94.5% below 55 dBA
5.5% above 55 dBA
See how noise in Table Rock compares to similar-sized cities.
Noise by Part of Table Rock
Average noise levels for Table Rock residents, grouped by direction from the center of Table Rock. Western Table Rock carries the highest population-weighted average; Eastern Table Rock carries the lowest. Just 2% of residents in Eastern Table Rock live in blocks above the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, a third of the share in Western Table Rock.
Central Table Rock
47.9 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Eastern Table Rock
41.7 dBA · Quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Northern Table Rock
45.6 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Southern Table Rock
42.0 dBA · Quiet
Quiet suburban street at night
Western Table Rock
48.9 dBA · Mostly quiet
Quiet office
Western Table Rock sounds about 65% louder than Eastern Table Rock to the human ear, a 7.2 dBA gap. Every 10 dBA roughly doubles perceived loudness. Within any of these directions, two homes a quarter mile apart can still differ by 10 or more dBA depending on how close they sit to a major highway.
How far back from Aa1f Rake Factory Rd do you need to be?
Aa1f Rake Factory Rd produces an estimated 53 dBA at its loudest centerline points. Noise drops logarithmically with distance, with the exact rate depending on what's between you and the road. Tree cover, walls, terrain, and pavement type all matter. At roughly a quarter mile back, traffic fades into the noise level of a soft rainfall.
At source
53 dBA
Quiet office to normal conversation
165 ft
39 dBA
Soft rainfall
330 ft
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
660 ft
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
¼ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
½ mile
35 dBA
Soft rainfall
Calculated from the model's calibrated attenuation formula. About 5% of Table Rock sits under tree canopy (much lighter than most cities) and roughly 0% is impervious surface like pavement and rooftops. Both are folded into the per-place decay rate above. Heavier canopy pulls noise down faster with distance; impervious surfaces slow the drop.
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Rail Noise
Active freight rail runs through parts of Table Rock. For most blocks the rail-only contribution is small. Combined road-plus-rail noise rarely exceeds road noise on its own. The exceptions are the handful of blocks within roughly a quarter mile of the right-of-way during pass-through hours.
Use the Rail toggle on the map above to isolate rail's contribution from road and aviation.
How Noise Is Distributed Across Table Rock
The bar chart below shows the share of Table Rock residents in each noise band. About 100% of residents live below the EPA's 55 dBA threshold, and roughly 0% live in blocks above 60 dBA. Long-term exposure in that range is linked to elevated stress hormones and cardiovascular risk.
How Table Rock Compares
Table Rock sits the highest among the peer group. Below: how Table Rock's average outdoor noise and share of residents above the EPA threshold compare with Guldens, Mount Tabor, Heidlersburg, and Stremmels.
Average noise level (dBA)
Table Rock's 45.7 dBA pop-weighted average is the highest among the peer group. Pennsylvania as a whole averages 52.9 dBA and the U.S. averages 52.0 dBA. Both are lower than Table Rock because most of either area is rural land away from major roads.
Share of residents above 55 dBA
About 4.7% of Table Rock residents live in blocks where outdoor levels exceed the EPA's 55 dBA threshold. That's more than any of its peer group. Measured by land area instead, 5.5% of Table Rock's footprint sits above 55 dBA, against a Pennsylvania average of 33.5% and a national average of 28.1%.
What This Means if You're Moving to Table Rock
- Distance from highways matters more than the neighborhood name. Two homes in the same zip code can differ by 20 dBA if one sits 100 meters from Aa1f Rake Factory Rd and the other 500 meters away. The model captures this at 100-meter resolution, so noise exposure changes block by block.
- Tree canopy can help reduce modeled noise exposure. Roughly 5% of Table Rock is under tree cover (much lighter than most cities), and the dominant land cover is pasture / hay. Both are measured from federal USDA Forest Service and USGS satellite imagery at 30-meter resolution. Streets with 60% or higher canopy show 3 to 5 dBA lower noise than comparable streets with bare ground or pavement, which is why the per-place decay rate above already accounts for it.
