Tyrone Borough is a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania, home to about 5,377 people across 2.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 16686.
Homes sold for a median of $115 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Tyrone Borough; also Antis and Snyder Township (Blair County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Tyrone Borough. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| 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 Tyrone Borough; 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.
Tyrone Borough had 5,480 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 530th 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).
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).
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).
59 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tyrone Borough.
Nearest hospitals
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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
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.
Established in 1851.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Tyrone Area SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| 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 |
| 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 Antis, Snyder Township (Blair County), 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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