Local servicesHospitalConemaugh Nason Medical Center13.2 miPost officeDefiance Post Office1.8 miTown hallBroad Top Township Municipal Building1.9 miPoliceSaxton Borough Police Department2.0 miFire stationSix Mile Run Area Volunteer Fire Company - Station 361.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryDefiance Elementary School1.8 miCollegeAllegany College of Maryland13.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAltoona Blair County Airport AOO8.8 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD95 miInterstateI-7611 miUS highwayUS 3012 miAmtrakHuntingdon, PA HGD24 miCoachAltoona Bus StationGreyhound24 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16672 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:43 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:31 am – 4:50 pm
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People177 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.771 householdsMedian household income $91,458Median home value $96,700Median rent $1,010 a month68% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,075 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Education and languages2% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%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 September23 in of snow a year, on about 7 days8 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Altoona Blair Co Ap station, 9 mi away; snow from Saxton 1w
Parks and public landsWarriors Path State Parkstate park · under a mile · 304 acresMiddletown Playgroundrecreation area · 2.6 miTrough Creek Wild Areastate wilderness · 8.7 mi · 1,744 acresTrough Creek State Parkstate park · 10.6 mi · 536 acresRaystown Recreation Arearecreation area · 9.8 mi · 30,608 acresBlue Knob State Parkstate park · 17.5 mi · 6,196 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201942 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201942 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 home89% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL23% 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
Elevation1,519 ft463 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
