Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:43 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:33 am – 4:50 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 19°F45 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month May38 in of snow a year, on about 22 days6 days above 90°F, 128 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Altoona 3 W station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksYTI Career Institutecollege · under a mileSouth Hills School of Business and Technologycollege · 1.6 miLakemont Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miLake Altoonalake · 3.3 miOakton Reservoirreservoir · 2.6 miBrush Mountainpeak · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBrush Run County Parkpark · under a mileHighland Parkpark · 1.0 miCanoe Creek State Parkstate park · 5.5 mi · 959 acresAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Sitehistoric site · 9.3 mi · 1,278 acresPrince Gallitzin State Parkstate park · 14.2 mi · 1,596 acresRaystown Recreation Arearecreation area · 13.4 mi · 30,608 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201947 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201947 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBlair County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025279 of 363 days measured83 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 40, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Blair County monitors, PA
Drinking waterAltoona Water Authorityserves 62,500 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Mar 2026: surface water treatment, treatment technique19 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,116 ft340 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJames E Van Zandt Veterans Administration Medical Centerunder a milePost officeAltoona Post Office2.1 miTown hallLogan Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceLogan Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationAltoona Fire Department Station 3401.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi12 schools3 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 4 otherHighSoaring Heights School Altoonaright hereElementaryBaker Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryPleasant Valley Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeYTI Career Instituteright hereSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAltoona Blair County Airport AOO14 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT97 miInterstateI-99under a mileUS highwayUS 220 Busunder a mileAmtrakAltoona, PA ALT2.1 miCoachAltoona Bus StationGreyhound2.1 miTransit93 stops within a mileAMTRANSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16603 ZIP area.
