Heath is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, home to about 163 people across 28 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 15860.
Mostly Eldred Township (Jefferson County); part is in Heath
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)84 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ)12 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA77 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA224 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Heath; 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.
Heath had 114 residents in the 2020 census, down 29% since 2000.
It’s the 2472nd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Jefferson County grew from 59,113 residents in 1900 to 44,492 in 2020.
Jefferson 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 13°F. About 46.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cooksburg 2 Nw, PA weather station (9 miles away).
13,508 jobs at 1,113 businesses in Jefferson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Heath.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Chiropractors | 1 |
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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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Eldred Township (Jefferson County), Warsaw, Millstone, Barnett Township (Jefferson County), Spring Creek Township (Elk County) and Millcreek Township (Clarion 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.