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 – 4:52 pm
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People875 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.9372 householdsMedian household income $61,538Median home value $99,000Median rent $894 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,013 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 370 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, manufacturing 12%, transport, warehousing and utilities 10%Average commute 32 minutes75% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages11% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%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, 11 mi away
Nearby landmarksGhost Town Trail Wehrum Trailheadtrailhead · under a mileGhost Town Trail Vintondale Trailheadtrailhead · 1.7 miRager Mountainpeak · 4.1 miFindley Run Reservoirreservoir · 3.4 miBig Spring Reservoirreservoir · 5.1 miHoliday Lakelake · 6.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBlacklick Valley Natural Area Acquisitionpark · 2.0 mi · 295 acresBuffington Township Community Parkpark · 2.6 miCharles F. Lewis Natural Areastate conservation land · 4.1 mi · 357 acresYellow Creek State Parkstate park · 8.2 mi · 717 acresJohnstown Flood National Memorialhistoric site · 11.9 mi · 170 acresLaurel Ridge State Parkstate park · 18.7 mi · 14,980 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 home78% of households have a broadband subscription48% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterGreater Johnstown Wa Riversideserves 49,500 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202148 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,635 ft498 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalPeniel Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center6.6 miPost officeVintondale Post Office1.9 miTown hallVintondale Borough Municipal Building1.8 miPoliceSaint Clair Township Police Department5.4 miFire stationVintondale Volunteer Fire Company Station 451.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeChrist the Saviour Seminary8.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport JST12 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT68 miInterstateI-9927 miUS highwayUS 221.7 miAmtrakJohnstown, PA JST9.5 miCable carInclined Plane BottomCamTran9.8 miCoachJohnstown Bus StopGreyhound9.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15961 ZIP area.
