Elder is a township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, home to about 954 people across 13 square miles. Its ZIP code is 16675, and parts of 16646 and 16668 are in Elder too.
Homes sold for a median of $78 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
All in Elder
Mostly Hastings; part is in Elder
Mostly Patton Borough; part is in Elder
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Elder. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)82 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (JST)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA70 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA192 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elder; 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.
Elder had 1,028 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 1795th 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 (7 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.
Parks (3 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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 Patton Borough, Hastings, Clearfield Township (Cambria County), Susquehanna Township (Cambria County), Chest Township (Cambria County), East Carroll and White Township (Cambria County).
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.