Local servicesHospitalConemaugh Nason Medical Center9.8 miPost officeImler Post Office2.1 miTown hallKimmel Township Municipal Building2.6 miPoliceGreenfield Police Department5.1 miFire stationImler Area Volunteer Fire Company - Station 421.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAltoona Blair County Airport AOO11 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT93 miInterstateI-992.1 miUS highwayUS 2202.1 miAmtrakAltoona, PA ALT21 miCoachAltoona Bus StationGreyhound21 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16655 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16655 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 3 min5:44 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 18 min7:33 am – 4:51 pm
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People1,427 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.7563 householdsMedian household income $66,823Median home value $162,700Median rent $809 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,349 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 653 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, construction 16%, hospitality, food and recreation 10%Average commute 29 minutes89% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 5% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 21°F37 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September74 in of snow a year, on about 38 days8 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Altoona Blair Co Ap station, 11 mi away; snow from Dunlo
Nearby landmarksDunning Mountainpeak · 3.2 miBlue Knobpeak · 5.3 miBlue Knob State Park Lost Turkey North Trailheadpark · 5.6 miBlue Knob State Park Officevisitor center · 5.0 miBlue Knob State Park Campgroundcampground · 6.2 miWeynant Springspring · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlue Knob State Parkstate park · 3.6 mi · 6,196 acresClaysburg Area Community Parkpark · 5.7 miQuaker Valley Road Recreation Parkrecreation area · 6.7 miClear Shade Wild Areastate wilderness · 11.1 mi · 2,764 acresWarriors Path State Parkstate park · 12.7 mi · 304 acresShawnee State Parkstate park · 14.6 mi · 450 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 197839 mi away, near Hancock, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Apr 197839 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 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, nearest monitors: Blair County, PA, 22 mi away
Internet at home90% of households have a broadband subscription70% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMun Auth of Boro of Bedfordserves 5,127 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202118 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,461 ft445 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
