Chest Township (Cambria County) is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, home to about 506 people across 29 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 16640 and 16668.
Homes sold for a median of $114 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population50618 per sq mi
Median home value$206,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$114Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Patton Borough; part is in Chest Township (Cambria County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chest Township (Cambria County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Chest Township (Cambria County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)85 miles away
Closer regional airport
John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (JST)25 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Pittsburgh, PA72 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA189 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Chest Township (Cambria County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Chest Township (Cambria County)
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 13th DistrictJohn Joyce (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Chest Township (Cambria County) had 457 residents in the 2020 census, up 32% since 2000.
It’s the 2158th 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).
Weather by month
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 (3 miles away).
Jobs in Cambria County
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).
Health care
14 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chest Township (Cambria County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Conemaugh Miners Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Hastings4.9 miles
Upmc AltoonaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Altoona14.0 miles
James E. Van Zandt Va Medical Center (Altoona)VA hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Altoona15.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
1
Dentists
3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Physical and occupational therapists
7
Optometrists
1
Pharmacies
5
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Chest Township (Cambria County)
Parks (1 nearby)
Patton Park and Pool1.1 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Warfields Market1.6 mi
Leyos Market1.7 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Patton Public Library1.6 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Glendale SD, Cambria Heights SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(4)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Glendale El SchFlinton
K–6
304
Public
6.1 mi
Cambria Heights MSPatton
6–8
271
Public
0.6 mi
Glendale JSHSFlinton
7–12
340
Public
6.0 mi
Cambria Heights SHSPatton
9–12
419
Public
0.6 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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