Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 59 min5:47 am – 8:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 21 min7:32 am – 4:54 pm
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People86 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.541 householdsMedian household income $56,250Median home value $158,300Median rent $619 a month63% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $778 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 59°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 19°F45 in of rain a year, on about 90 dayswettest month May72 in of snow a year, on about 41 days1 days above 90°F, 132 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Frostburg 2 station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksLittle Allegheny Mountainpeak · 2.1 miBald Knobpeak · 2.2 miWestern Maryland Reservoirreservoir · 4.3 miFrostburg State Universitycollege · 7.2 miFrostburg Trailheadtrailhead · 6.3 miCumberland Visitor Centervisitor center · 7.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsWills Mountain State Parkstate park · 4.9 mi · 374 acresEllerslie Area Parkpark · 3.5 miNarrows Scenic Parkpark · 5.6 mi · 104 acresRocky Gap Spstate park · 9.0 mi · 2,868 acresDans Mountain State Parkstate park · 12.8 mi · 481 acresMartin Hill Wild Areastate wilderness · 13.5 mi · 11,673 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Apr 197832 mi away, near Hancock, MarylandMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 26 Apr 197832 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSomerset County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality95% of days had good air in 2025344 of 364 days measured20 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Somerset County monitors, PA
Internet at home66% of households have a broadband subscription49% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone34% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWindber Area Authserves 9,463 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 202120 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,385 ft422 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalThomas B Finan Center7.7 miPost officeMount Savage Post Office3.0 miTown hallFrostburg City Hall6.7 miPoliceFrostburg Police Department6.8 miFire stationWellersburg District Volunteer Fire Company - Station 630under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeFrostburg State University7.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport JST41 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT90 miInterstateI-686.2 miUS highwayUS 40 Alt5.0 miAmtrakJohnstown, PA JST42 miCoachCumberland (Amtrak)BayRunner Shuttle7.2 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15564 ZIP area.
