Local servicesHospitalAltoona Detox and Residential Treatment Center10.1 miPost officeLilly Post Office1.4 miTown hallWashington Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceCresson Borough Police Department3.3 miFire stationLilly Community Volunteer Fire Company Station 721.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport JST14 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT86 miInterstateI-998.6 miUS highwayUS 222.1 miAmtrakAltoona, PA ALT12 miCoachEbensburg PA (EBN)Greyhound8.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15938 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15938 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:44 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:33 am – 4:51 pm
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People2,307 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.4909 householdsMedian household income $66,680Median home value $136,700Median rent $850 a month92% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,377 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate55% of adults are in the labour force, 1,008 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, transport, warehousing and utilities 13%, manufacturing 9%Average commute 28 minutes87% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 16°F49 in of rain a year, on about 106 dayswettest month July80 in of snow a year, on about 38 days2 days above 90°F, 157 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ebensburg Sewage Plt station, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksLilly Reservoirsreservoir · under a mileLily Number One Reservoirreservoir · under a mileMount Aloysius Collegecollege · 3.0 miProctor Mountainpeak · 5.0 miCresson Lakelake · 5.1 miGallitzin Springspring · 4.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Sitehistoric site · under a mile · 1,278 acresCresson Area Veterans Parkpark · 3.2 miWilmore Reservoirpark · 4.1 mi · 1,032 acresBlue Knob State Parkstate park · 7.9 mi · 6,196 acresJohnstown Flood National Memorialhistoric site · 10.2 mi · 170 acresCanoe Creek State Parkstate park · 16.7 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 LowCambria County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality75% of days had good air in 2025272 of 365 days measured92 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cambria County monitors, PA
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription61% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone19% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterLilly Borough Water Authorityserves 1,388 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 202120 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,484 ft757 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
