Sankertown is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, home to about 682 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 16630.
Homes sold for a median of $95 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population6822,273 per sq mi
Median home value$164,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$95Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sankertown. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Sankertown
Distances
Nearest major airport
Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)87 miles away
Closer regional airport
John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (JST)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Pittsburgh, PA73 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA185 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Sankertown; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Sankertown
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
Sankertown had 630 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 2011th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Cambria County grew from 104,837 residents in 1900 to 133,472 in 2020.
Cambria 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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 44.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 38 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Altoona 3 W, PA weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Cambria County
43,601 jobs at 2,996 businesses in Cambria County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
42 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sankertown.
Nearest hospitals
James E. Van Zandt Va Medical Center (Altoona)VA hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Altoona10.1 miles
Upmc AltoonaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Altoona10.7 miles
Conemaugh Nason Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Roaring Spring13.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
8
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
13
Mental health providers
7
Physical and occupational therapists
9
Optometrists
2
Pharmacies
4
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 Sankertown
Parks (4 nearby)
Veterans Park · 10 acres0.6 mi
Admiral Peary Park · 3 acres0.7 mi
Penn Cambria Football Field0.4 mi
Admiral Perry Park0.8 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
SHOP 'n SAVE0.3 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Summit Care Pharmacy0.3 mi
Museums
Lemon House1.8 mi
Galliztin Tuneels Museum2.4 mi
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art4.0 mi
Keirn Family World War II Museum4.1 mi
Theaters and performance venues
APRNHS Amphitheater2.0 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Penn Cambria SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Penn Cambria Pre-PrimaryCresson
Pre-K–K
103
Public
0.4 mi
Penn Cambria HSCresson
9–12
538
Public
0.4 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
All Saints Catholic SchoolCresson
Pre-K–8
64
Roman Catholic
0.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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