Local servicesHospitalOutside In School of Experiential Education7.4 miPost officeTorrance Post Office1.2 miTown hallBlairsville Borough Municipal Building3.2 miPoliceBlairsville Police Department3.2 miFire stationBlairsville Young Mens Volunteer Fire Company Station 1203.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSaint Vincent Seminary12.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportArnold Palmer Regional Airport LBE13 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT54 miInterstateI-7019 miUS highwayUS 1193.1 miAmtrakAmtrak Station LAB11 miCoachBlairsvilleFullington Trailways3.0 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15779 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15779 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:46 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:36 am – 4:53 pm
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People526 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.184 householdsMedian household income $92,250Median home value $155,500100% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,015 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate29% of adults are in the labour force, 141 employedMain industries: education and health care 65%, farming, forestry and mining 18%, retail 11%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages24% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 5%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 19°F43 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month August48 in of snow a year, on about 26 days14 days above 90°F, 130 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Loyalhanna Lake station, 13 mi away; snow from Derry 4 Sw
Nearby landmarksBear Rockspeak · 1.7 miFort Hillpeak · 4.8 miBlairsville Reservoirreservoir · 2.6 miBolivar Reservoirreservoir · 3.0 miGriff Lakelake · 4.2 miGhost Town Trail Saylor Park Trailheadpark · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlairsville Swimming Pool And Parkpark · 2.6 miPine Ridge Parkpark · 2.6 mi · 581 acresKeystone State Parkstate park · 8.7 mi · 57 acresLaurel Ridge State Parkstate park · 12.0 mi · 14,980 acresCharles F. Lewis Natural Areastate conservation land · 12.3 mi · 357 acresYellow Creek State Parkstate park · 14.5 mi · 2,829 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 ModerateWestmoreland County, PA, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality78% of days had good air in 2025283 of 362 days measured78 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 126main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Westmoreland County monitors, PA
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription89% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTorrance State Hospitalserves 997 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20218 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,508 ft460 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
