Elk Lick is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, home to about 2,435 people across 57 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 15532, 15558, 15562 and 15565, and parts of 15540, 15542 and 15552 are in Elk Lick too.
Homes sold for a median of $133 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
All in Elk Lick
Mostly Elk Lick; also Salisbury Borough and Greenville Township
All in Elk Lick
All in Elk Lick
Mostly Addison Township; part is in Elk Lick
Mostly Summit Township (Somerset County); part is in Elk Lick
Mostly Meyersdale; part is in Elk Lick
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)78 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA65 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA211 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elk Lick; 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.
Elk Lick had 2,263 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1074th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Somerset County grew from 49,461 residents in 1900 to 74,129 in 2020.
Somerset County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 41.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 46 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Meyersdale 2 Ssw, PA weather station (3 miles away).
18,678 jobs at 1,647 businesses in Somerset County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Elk Lick’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 3 |
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.
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Libraries
Museums (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 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.
Public schools here are run by Salisbury-Elk Lick SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salisbury-Elk Lick El SchSalisbury | K–6 | 130 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Salisbury-Elk Lick JSHSSalisbury | 7–12 | 125 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickory Hollow SchoolSalisbury | 1–8 | 17 | Amish | 3.8 mi |
| Mountain View Christian SchoolSprings | 1–12 | 62 | Mennonite | 4.0 mi |
| Sugar Grove SchoolSalisbury | 1–8 | 17 | Amish | 1.3 mi |
| Niverton SchoolSalisbury | 2–8 | 20 | Amish | 3.7 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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Shares ZIP codes with Meyersdale, Summit Township (Somerset County), Salisbury Borough, Greenville Township, Larimer, Addison Township, Garrett, Brothersvalley, Southampton Township (Somerset County), Upper Turkeyfoot, Northampton Township (Somerset County), Black and Callimont.
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