Jefferson Township (Somerset County) is a township in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,227 people across 41 square miles. Its ZIP code is 15502, and parts of 15501 and 15622 are in Jefferson Township (Somerset County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $172 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
All in Jefferson Township (Somerset County)
Mostly Somerset Township (Somerset County); part is in Jefferson Township (Somerset County)
Mostly Saltlick; part is in Jefferson Township (Somerset County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Jefferson Township (Somerset County). 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)67 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA54 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA211 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Jefferson Township (Somerset County); 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.
Jefferson Township (Somerset County) had 1,426 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 1606th 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 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 56 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hidden Valley, PA weather station (8 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).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Jefferson Township (Somerset County).
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 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.
Parks (5 nearby)
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 4.5 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 Somerset Township (Somerset County), Somerset Borough, Lincoln Township (Somerset County), Saltlick, Milford Township (Somerset County), Donegal Township (Westmoreland County), Middlecreek Township (Somerset County), Seven Springs Borough (Fayette County) and Seven Springs Borough (Somerset 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.