Ligonier Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, home to about 6,012 people across 92 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 15655 and 15658, and parts of 15531 and 15677 are in Ligonier Township too.
Homes sold for a median of $176 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population6,01265 per sq mi
Median home value$243,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$176Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ligonier Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Ligonier Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)56 miles away
Closer regional airport
Arnold Palmer Regional Airport (LBE)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Pittsburgh, PA42 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA216 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Ligonier Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Ligonier Township
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 14th DistrictGuy Reschenthaler (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Ligonier Township had 6,056 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 470th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Westmoreland County grew from 160,175 residents in 1900 to 354,663 in 2020.
Westmoreland County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 49.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Laurel Mtn, PA weather station (3 miles away).
Jobs in Westmoreland County
124,843 jobs at 8,428 businesses in Westmoreland County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
94 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ligonier Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Excela Health Latrobe HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Latrobe11.1 miles
Conemaugh Memorial Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Johnstown16.6 miles
Upmc SomersetGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Somerset17.1 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
10
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
7
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
20
Physical and occupational therapists
49
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
4
Pharmacies
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.
Places in and around Ligonier Township
Parks (5 nearby)
Weller Field · 15 acres1.5 mi
Storybook Forest · 6 acres3.8 mi
Laurel Mountain Park2.3 mi
Linn Run State Park5.2 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Giant Eagle1.9 mi
Pharmacies
Rite Aid8.2 mi
CVS Pharmacy9.4 mi
Walgreens9.9 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Ligonier Valley Library1.5 mi
Museums (4 nearby)
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art1.3 mi
Ligonier Valley Rail Road Museum4.2 mi
Powder Mill Nature Reserve5.7 mi
Powdermill Nature Center5.7 mi
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Raccoon Lagoon Stage3.8 mi
Hillside Theater3.9 mi
Counts are within about 6.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Ligonier Valley SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Mellon El SchLigonier
Pre-K–5
395
Public
1.1 mi
Ligonier Valley MSLigonier
6–8
268
Public
1.0 mi
Ligonier Valley HSLigonier
9–12
434
Public
2.1 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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