Porter Township (Huntingdon County) is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,771 people across 35 square miles. Its ZIP code is 16611, and parts of 16652 are in Porter Township (Huntingdon County) too.
Population1,77150 per sq mi
Median home value$164,500Census, as estimated by owners
Mostly Huntingdon; part is in Porter Township (Huntingdon County)
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Around Porter Township (Huntingdon County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)120 miles away
Closer regional airport
Altoona Blair County Airport (AOO)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Pittsburgh, PA100 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA159 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Porter Township (Huntingdon County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Porter Township (Huntingdon County)
U.S. Representative · Pennsylvania’s 13th DistrictJohn Joyce (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
Porter Township (Huntingdon County) had 1,904 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1306th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Huntingdon County grew from 34,650 residents in 1900 to 44,092 in 2020.
Huntingdon 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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 40.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Raystown Lake 2, PA weather station (11 miles away).
Jobs in Huntingdon County
10,006 jobs at 841 businesses in Huntingdon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Porter Township (Huntingdon County).
Nearest hospitals
Penn Highlands HuntingdonGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Huntingdon3.9 miles
Penn Highlands TyroneCritical access hospital · emergency room · Tyrone13.7 miles
Upmc AltoonaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Altoona17.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Dentists
1
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 Porter Township (Huntingdon County)
Parks (3 nearby)
Juniata Valley Youth League Ball Fields · 6 acres2.5 mi
George Weaver Park · 2 acres3.8 mi
Petersburg Borough Park · 2 acres2.7 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Walmart Supercenter3.2 mi
Weis3.8 mi
Pharmacies
Rite Aid4.6 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
L.A. Beeghly Library3.5 mi
Museums (3 nearby)
Lincoln Caverns1.8 mi
Hartslog Heritage Museum2.4 mi
Juniata College Museum of Art3.5 mi
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Suzanne von Liebig Theatre3.5 mi
Huntingdon County Arts Council3.9 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Juniata Valley SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Juniata Valley El SchAlexandria
K–5
285
Public
2.0 mi
Juniata Valley JSHSAlexandria
6–12
374
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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Shares ZIP codes with Huntingdon, Smithfield Township (Huntingdon County), Walker Township (Huntingdon County), Oneida, Henderson Township (Huntingdon County), Morris Township (Huntingdon County), Union Township (Huntingdon County), Miller Township (Huntingdon County), Alexandria, Juniata Township (Huntingdon County), Jackson Township (Huntingdon County), Logan Township (Huntingdon County), Barree and West.
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