Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:45 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:33 am – 4:52 pm
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People158 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.1110 householdsMedian household income $45,893Median home value $135,200100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $750 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages10% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 19°F40 in of rain a year, on about 79 dayswettest month May38 in of snow a year, on about 25 days10 days above 90°F, 149 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Shawnee Sp station, 7 mi away; snow from Wolfsburg
Parks and public landsShawnee State Parkstate park · 6.4 mi · 450 acresQuaker Valley Road Recreation Parkrecreation area · 3.9 miClear Shade Wild Areastate wilderness · 7.3 mi · 2,764 acresBlue Knob State Parkstate park · 8.5 mi · 6,196 acresBedford High School Track and Fieldrecreation area · 9.3 miOld Shade Furnacestate historic site · 12.3 mi · 309 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 3.1 on 26 Apr 197835 mi away, near Hancock, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Apr 197835 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBedford County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025344 of 364 days measured20 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Somerset County, PA, 25 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription55% have cable, fibre or DSL40% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFishertown Water Assnserves 801 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,393 ft425 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Bedford11.1 miPost officeFishertown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallEast Saint Clair Township Municipal Building1.7 miPolicePennsylvania State Police Troop G Bedford Station5.1 miFire stationAlum Bank Community Fire Company - Station 383.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highMiddleChestnut Ridge Middle Schoolunder a mileElementaryChestnut Ridge Central Elementary School1.0 miHighChestnut Ridge Senior High School1.1 miCollegeAllegany College of Maryland14.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport JST18 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT90 miInterstateI-993.7 miUS highwayUS 2203.7 miAmtrakJohnstown, PA JST22 miCoachJohnstown Bus StopGreyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15539 ZIP area.
