Local servicesHospitalPenn Highland Medical Center - Elk4.5 miPost officeRidgway Post Office3.4 miTown hallRidgway Municipal Building3.5 miPolicePennsylvania State Police Troop C Ridgway Station2.1 miFire stationRidgway Fire Department Company 4 Station 433.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeButler County Community College - Brockway Campus13.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDuBois Regional Airport DUJ20 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT104 miInterstateI-8019 miUS highwayUS 2192.1 miAmtrakTyrone, PA TYR56 miCoachJohnsonburgFullington Trailways5.1 miTransit1 stop within a mileArea Transportation Authority (ATA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:41 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:37 am – 4:48 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 16°F46 in of rain a year, on about 100 dayswettest month June53 in of snow a year, on about 32 days3 days above 90°F, 164 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ridgway station, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksLaural Run Reservoirreservoir · 3.5 miDevils Denpeak · 3.8 miEast Branch Clarion Riverriver · 5.3 miWest Branch Clarion Riverriver · 5.3 miBailey Run Reservoirreservoir · 4.4 miDill Hillpeak · 4.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBendigo State Parkstate park · 4.6 mi · 161 acresFairview Road Community Parkpark · 4.9 mi · 72 acresBenzinger Memorial Parkpark · 5.2 miAllegheny National Forestnational forest · 8.1 mi · 513,942 acresElk State Parkstate park · 12.2 mi · 1,041 acresParker Dam State Parkstate park · 16.3 mi · 959 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowElk County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively ModerateWinter weather Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025344 of 361 days measured17 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 84main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Elk County monitors, PA
Drinking waterSt Marys Area Water Authserves 19,588 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20219 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,632 ft497 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
