Local servicesHospitalPeniel Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center11.3 miPost officeWilmore Post Officeunder a mileTown hallSummerhill Township Municipal Buildingunder a milePolicePortage Borough Police Department2.3 miFire stationPortage Volunteer Fire Company Station 832.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport JST8.0 miMajor airportPittsburgh International Airport PIT80 miInterstateI-9915 miUS highwayUS 2192.5 miAmtrakJohnstown, PA JST12 miCable carInclined Plane BottomCamTran12 miCoachEbensburg PA (EBN)Greyhound6.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15962 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 15962 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 4 min5:44 am – 8:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 17 min7:34 am – 4:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People391 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 31.8119 householdsMedian household income $55,469Median home value $108,100Median rent $725 a month82% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $955 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.4% unemployment rate52% of adults are in the labour force, 143 employedMain industries: education and health care 21%, manufacturing 16%, retail 13%Average commute 29 minutes83% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages13% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 2% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Spanish 1%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, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksNorth Branch Little Conemaugh Riverriver · under a milePringle Hillpeak · under a mileConemaugh Lake (historical)lake · 4.4 miSouth Fork Little Conemaugh Riverriver · 4.5 miLake Rowenalake · 6.3 miGhost Town Trail Ebensburg Trailheadtrailhead · 6.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCambria Somerset Authority Reservoir Tractpark · under a mileCrichton McCormick Parkpark · 1.8 mi · 54 acresJohnstown Flood National Memorialhistoric site · 4.0 mi · 170 acresAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Sitehistoric site · 7.1 mi · 1,278 acresBlue Knob State Parkstate park · 8.8 mi · 6,196 acresClear Shade Wild Areastate wilderness · 12.6 mi · 2,764 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 home93% of households have a broadband subscription87% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% 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
Elevation1,563 ft476 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
