Chest Springs is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, home to about 99 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 16624.
Mostly Allegheny Township (Cambria County); part is in Chest Springs
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)86 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (JST)21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA73 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA187 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chest Springs; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Chest Springs had 140 residents in the 2020 census, up 27% since 2000.
It’s the 2520th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Cambria County grew from 104,837 residents in 1900 to 133,472 in 2020.
Cambria County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 40.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 50 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Prince Gallitzin Sp, PA weather station (6 miles away).
43,601 jobs at 2,996 businesses in Cambria County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Allegheny Township (Cambria County).
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