Hovey is a township in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, home to about 97 people across 1.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 16049.
Homes sold for a median of $226 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Perry Township (Clarion County); part is in Hovey
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hovey. 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)51 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | DuBois Regional Airport (DUJ)41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA48 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA251 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hovey; 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.
Hovey had 74 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.
It’s the 2525th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Armstrong County grew from 52,551 residents in 1900 to 65,558 in 2020.
Armstrong 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 46.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Clarion 3 Sw, PA weather station (15 miles away).
14,258 jobs at 1,288 businesses in Armstrong 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 Hovey.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
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 (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Perry Township (Clarion County), Parker City, Allegheny Township (Butler County), Parker Township, Licking, Toby, Perry Township (Armstrong County), Bruin, Madison Township (Clarion County) and Cherry Valley.
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.