Shirley is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, home to about 2,418 people across 58 square miles. Its ZIP code is 17260, and parts of 17066 and 17243 are in Shirley too.
Homes sold for a median of $109 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Mostly Shirley; also Cromwell and Shirleysburg
Mostly Mount Union; part is in Shirley
Mostly Orbisonia; part is in Shirley
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Shirley. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)98 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Altoona Blair County Airport (AOO)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD97 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA146 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Shirley; 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.
Shirley had 2,405 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 1079th 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).
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).
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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 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 Mount Union, Cromwell, Orbisonia, Kistler, Springfield Township (Huntingdon County), Wayne Township (Mifflin County), Lack, Shirleysburg, Newton Hamilton and Rockhill.
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.