Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 3 min5:44 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:33 am – 4:51 pm
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People6,561 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.52,866 householdsMedian household income $55,582Median home value $117,000Median rent $662 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,253 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.7% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 2,763 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, manufacturing 19%, retail 14%Average commute 27 minutes85% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 6% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, 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, 9 mi away
Nearby landmarksPortage Reservoirreservoir · 1.2 miProctor Mountainpeak · 2.6 miVickrey Mountainpeak · 2.7 miLilly Number Two Reservoirreservoir · 3.3 miBlue Knob State Park Lost Turkey North Trailheadpark · 6.0 miMount Aloysius Collegecollege · 6.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Sitehistoric site · 3.9 mi · 1,278 acresBlue Knob State Parkstate park · 5.0 mi · 6,196 acresCrichton McCormick Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 54 acresWilmore Reservoirpark · 4.7 mi · 1,032 acresJohnstown Flood National Memorialhistoric site · 8.1 mi · 170 acresClear Shade Wild Areastate wilderness · 12.5 mi · 2,764 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 home85% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPortage Boro Muni Authserves 6,500 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Sep 2024: groundwater treatment, treatment technique157 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,506 ft764 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalAltoona Detox and Residential Treatment Center12.1 miPost officeCassandra Post Office2.9 miTown hallCassandra Borough Office2.9 miPolicePortage Borough Police Department3.1 miFire stationPortage Volunteer Fire Company Station 833.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport JST12 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT85 miInterstateI-999.5 miUS highwayUS 225.4 miAmtrakAltoona, PA ALT15 miCoachEbensburg PA (EBN)Greyhound9.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15946 ZIP area.
