Shirleysburg is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, home to about 101 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17260.
Homes sold for a median of $109 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Mostly Shirley; part is in Shirleysburg
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Shirleysburg. 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)96 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Altoona Blair County Airport (AOO)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD96 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA146 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Shirleysburg; 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.
Shirleysburg had 141 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 2513th 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 (12 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
Museums
Counts are within about 1 mile 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 Shirley and Cromwell.
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