Town guide

Ebensburg, Pennsylvania

Ebensburg is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, home to about 3,321 people across 1.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 15931.

Homes sold for a median of $107 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population3,3211,965 per sq mi
Median home value$174,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$107Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking28%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Ebensburg

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Ebensburg

Distances

Nearest major airportPittsburgh International Airport (PIT)79 miles away
Closer regional airportJohn Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (JST)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Pittsburgh, PA66 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA192 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Ebensburg; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Ebensburg

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

Ebensburg had 3,404 residents in the 2020 census, up 10% since 2000.

It’s the 830th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.

Cambria County grew from 104,837 residents in 1900 to 133,472 in 2020.

Ebensburg population by census2000: 3,091, 2010: 3,351, 2020: 3,4043,09120003,35120103,4042020

Cambria County, 1900–2020

Cambria County population, 1900 to 20201900: 104,837, 1910: 166,131, 1920: 197,839, 1930: 203,146, 1940: 213,459, 1950: 209,541, 1960: 203,283, 1970: 186,785, 1980: 183,263, 1990: 163,029, 2000: 152,598, 2010: 143,679, 2020: 133,472105K’00’10198K’20’30213K’40’50203K’60’70183K’80’90153K’00’10133K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 48.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 80 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near EbensburgJan: high 33°F, low 16°F, 3.9 in; Feb: high 36°F, low 17°F, 3.2 in; Mar: high 45°F, low 24°F, 4 in; Apr: high 58°F, low 34°F, 4.4 in; May: high 68°F, low 44°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 52°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 56°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 55°F, 4 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 48°F, 4.2 in; Oct: high 60°F, low 38°F, 3.6 in; Nov: high 48°F, low 28°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 22°F, 4 in33°16°Jan3.936°17°Feb3.245°24°Mar4.058°34°Apr4.468°44°May4.675°52°Jun4.479°56°Jul4.877°55°Aug4.071°48°Sep4.260°38°Oct3.648°28°Nov3.637°22°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ebensburg Sewage Plt, PA weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Cambria County

43,601 jobs at 2,996 businesses in Cambria County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cambria CountyHealth care and social assistance: 10,683 jobs; Retail trade: 6,325 jobs; Manufacturing: 4,743 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 4,214 jobs; Educational services: 2,601 jobs; Other services: 2,454 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 2,197 jobs; Administrative and support: 1,946 jobsHealth care and social assistance 25% Retail trade 15% Manufacturing 11% Hotels and restaurants 10% Educational services 6% Other services 6% Transportation and warehousing 5% Administrative and support 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

203 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ebensburg.

Nearest hospitals

  • Conemaugh Miners Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Hastings12.9 miles
  • Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Johnstown15.7 miles
  • James E. Van Zandt Va Medical Center (Altoona)VA hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Altoona17.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors13
Specialist doctors4
Dentists11
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants27
Mental health providers41
Physical and occupational therapists88
Optometrists10
Chiropractors9
Pharmacies9

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 Ebensburg

Parks (6 nearby)

  • Ebensburg War Memorial Park · 7 acres0.3 mi
  • Ebensburg Lion's Field · 2 acres0.7 mi
  • Veterans Park · 1 acres0.5 mi

Grocery stores

  • Walmart Supercenter1.3 mi
  • ALDI1.6 mi
  • Giant Eagle1.8 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Ebensburg Public Library0.7 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Cambria County Historical Society0.6 mi
  • Cambria County Historical Society0.7 mi

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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1796.

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Ebensburg

Public schools here are run by Central Cambria SD, Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (4)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Cambria El SchEbensburgK–5542Public1.0 mi
Central Cambria MSEbensburg6–8347Public1.2 mi
Admiral Peary Area Vocational-Technical SchoolEbensburg9–1224Career and Technical1.0 mi
Central Cambria HSEbensburg9–12509Public1.1 mi
Private schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Holy Name Elementary SchoolEbensburgPre-K–8204Roman Catholic0.6 mi
Country Side Amish SchoolEbensburg1–827Nonsectarian8.5 mi
Bishop Carroll Catholic High SchoolEbensburg9–12180Roman Catholic0.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Towns near Ebensburg

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Shares ZIP codes with Cambria, Blacklick, Barr, East Carroll and Munster.

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