Snyder Township (Blair County) is a township in Blair County, Pennsylvania, home to about 3,316 people across 45 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 16686.
Homes sold for a median of $115 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population3,31674 per sq mi
Median home value$187,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$115Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Tyrone Borough; part is in Snyder Township (Blair County)
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Around Snyder Township (Blair County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)132 miles away
Closer regional airport
State College Regional Airport (SCE)24 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Pittsburgh, PA92 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA170 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Snyder Township (Blair County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Snyder Township (Blair 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
Snyder Township (Blair County) had 3,344 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 833rd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Blair County grew from 85,099 residents in 1900 to 122,822 in 2020.
Blair 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 16°F. About 42 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 50 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Philipsburg 2 S, PA weather station (15 miles away).
Jobs in Blair County
53,149 jobs at 3,178 businesses in Blair County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
59 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Snyder Township (Blair County).
Nearest hospitals
Penn Highlands TyroneCritical access hospital · emergency room · Tyrone1.0 miles
Upmc AltoonaGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Altoona12.7 miles
James E. Van Zandt Va Medical Center (Altoona)VA hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Altoona14.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
9
Specialist doctors
7
Dentists
6
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
10
Mental health providers
9
Physical and occupational therapists
16
Chiropractors
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 Snyder Township (Blair County)
Parks (2 nearby)
Reservoir Park · 58 acres1.6 mi
Shea Field · 2 acres1.1 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Save-A-Lot0.8 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Community Pharamacy0.8 mi
Rite Aid1.0 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Tyrone - Snyder Library0.6 mi
Museums (3 nearby)
Tyrone History Museum0.4 mi
Tyrone Historical Society0.4 mi
Tyrone Candy Museum0.6 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Tyrone Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Tyrone Area El SchTyrone
Pre-K–4
682
Public
0.8 mi
Tyrone Area MSTyrone
5–8
489
Public
0.9 mi
Tyrone Area HSTyrone
9–12
503
Public
0.9 mi
Private schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
St Matthew Elementary SchoolTyrone
Pre-K–5
28
Roman Catholic
0.8 mi
Lone Pine SchoolTyrone
1–8
25
Nonsectarian
6.1 mi
Twin Mountain Amish SchoolTyrone
1–8
27
Nonsectarian
6.9 mi
White Oak SchoolTyrone
1–8
24
Nonsectarian
4.7 mi
Grier SchoolTyrone
7–12
229
Nonsectarian
2.8 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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Shares ZIP codes with Tyrone Borough, Antis, Warriors Mark, Tyrone Township (Blair County), Taylor Township (Centre County), Franklin Township (Huntingdon County), Morris Township (Huntingdon County), Birmingham Borough and Spruce Creek.
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