Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 2 min5:43 am – 8:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 19 min7:31 am – 4:50 pm
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People355 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 23.3106 householdsMedian household income $75,469Median home value $123,30093% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $978 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.7% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 159 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, transport, warehousing and utilities 14%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 37 minutes84% drive alone, 15% car-pool, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages0% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 100%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 21°F37 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month September23 in of snow a year, on about 7 days8 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Altoona Blair Co Ap station, 12 mi away; snow from Saxton 1w
Parks and public landsWarriors Path State Parkstate park · 6.1 mi · 304 acresMiddletown Playgroundrecreation area · 4.8 miTrough Creek Wild Areastate wilderness · 7.4 mi · 1,744 acresTrough Creek State Parkstate park · 8.7 mi · 536 acresRaystown Recreation Arearecreation area · 8.0 mi · 30,608 acresCowans Gap State Parkstate park · 17.1 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201937 mi away, near Blain, PennsylvaniaMost recent: magnitude 3.4 on 13 Jun 201937 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBedford County, PA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateRiver flooding Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality77% of days had good air in 2025279 of 363 days measured83 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 40, worst day 115main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Blair County, PA, 23 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWood Broad Top Wells Jmun Authserves 800 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 202112 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,006 ft611 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalConemaugh Nason Medical Center16.9 miPost officeBroad Top Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWood Township Municipal Building1.3 miPoliceSaxton Borough Police Department6.1 miFire stationRobertsdale Wood Broadtop Volunteer Fire Company Station 171.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAltoona Blair County Airport AOO12 miMajor airportWashington Dulles International Airport IAD93 miInterstateI-769.3 miUS highwayUS 3012 miAmtrakHuntingdon, PA HGD21 miCoachAltoona Bus StationGreyhound27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 16694 ZIP area.
