Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:45 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:35 am – 4:51 pm
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People163 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 53.780 householdsMedian household income $59,583Median rent $543 a month76% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $788 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.2% unemployment rate80% of adults are in the labour force, 120 employedMain industries: education and health care 36%, manufacturing 25%, public administration 22%Average commute 28 minutes83% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher84% finished high school, 3% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%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, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksGhost Town Trail Twin Rocks Trailheadtrailhead · under a mileGhost Town Trail Nanty Glo Trailheadtrailhead · 2.0 miDuman Lakelake · 5.1 miClear Spring Lakelake · 5.3 miWilliams Run Reservoirreservoir · 4.4 miColver Reservoirreservoir · 6.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNanty Glo Municipal Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 109 acresDuman Road Community Parkpark · 2.1 miYellow Creek State Parkstate park · 10.1 mi · 717 acresCharles F. Lewis Natural Areastate conservation land · 8.7 mi · 357 acresJohnstown Flood National Memorialhistoric site · 11.0 mi · 170 acresAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Sitehistoric site · 14.5 mi · 1,278 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 home75% of households have a broadband subscription68% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone14% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBlacklick Valley Muni Authserves 1,650 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Aug 2025: surface water treatment, treatment technique4 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,819 ft554 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPeniel Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center9.7 miPost officeTwin Rocks Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBlacklick Township Municipal Building1.8 miPoliceNanty Glo Police Department2.0 miFire stationNanty Glo Fire Department Station 432.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryBlacklick Valley Elementary Center1.3 miHighBlacklick Valley Junior - Senior High School1.6 miCollegeSaint Francis University11.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport JST13 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT73 miInterstateI-9923 miUS highwayUS 4221.3 miAmtrakJohnstown, PA JST12 miCable carInclined Plane BottomCamTran13 miCoachEbensburg PA (EBN)Greyhound6.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15960 ZIP area.
