Chest Township (Clearfield County) is a township in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, home to about 503 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 15753, and parts of 16656 and 16692 are in Chest Township (Clearfield County) too.
Mostly Chest Township (Clearfield County); also Ferguson Township and Burnside Township (Clearfield County)
Mostly Irvona; part is in Chest Township (Clearfield County)
Mostly Westover; part is in Chest Township (Clearfield County)
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)86 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ)30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA74 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA192 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Chest Township (Clearfield County); 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 Township (Clearfield County) had 511 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 2164th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Clearfield County grew from 80,614 residents in 1900 to 80,562 in 2020.
Clearfield 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 (11 miles away).
25,320 jobs at 1,910 businesses in Clearfield 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 4 miles 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 Irvona, Burnside Township (Clearfield County), Beccaria, Westover, Jordan Township (Clearfield County), Ferguson Township and Newburg Borough (Clearfield County).
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