Local servicesHospitalUPMC Western Behavioral Health at Twin Lakes9.2 miPost officeStoystown Post Officeunder a mileTown hallQuemahoning Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceHooversville Borough Police Department3.6 miFire stationStoystown Volunteer Fire Company Station 604under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 middleMiddleNorth Star Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeAllegany College of Maryland8.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport JST16 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT73 miInterstateI-708.0 miUS highwayUS 30under a mileAmtrakJohnstown, PA JST16 miCoachJohnstown Bus StopGreyhound16 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15548 ZIP area.
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:46 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:34 am – 4:53 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 75°F, lows 58°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 14°F57 in of rain a year, on about 129 dayswettest month June142 in of snow a year, on about 60 days0 days above 90°F, 146 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Laurel Summit station, 12 mi away
Nearby landmarksIndian Lakelake · 5.9 miQuemahoning Reservoirreservoir · 4.7 miLake Stonycreeklake · 6.4 miAllegany College of Marylandcollege · 8.3 miWindber Reservoirreservoir · 9.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsFlight 93 National Memorialhistoric site · 2.7 mi · 1,633 acresQuemahoning Reservoirpark · 3.0 mi · 1,830 acresQuemahoning Family Recreation Arearecreation area · 3.2 mi · 3,619 acresOld Shade Furnacestate historic site · 6.2 mi · 309 acresSomerset Historical Centerstate historic site · 7.8 mi · 178 acresLaurel Ridge State Parkstate park · 9.7 mi · 14,980 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 197847 mi away, near Hancock, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Apr 197847 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSomerset County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning 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, Somerset County monitors, PA
Drinking waterWindber Area Authserves 9,463 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202120 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,734 ft529 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
