Walker Township (Huntingdon County) is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, home to about 2,111 people across 19 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 16647 and 16652.
Homes sold for a median of $189 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population2,111114 per sq mi
Median home value$227,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$189Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Huntingdon; part is in Walker Township (Huntingdon County)
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Around Walker Township (Huntingdon County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI)116 miles away
Closer regional airport
Altoona Blair County Airport (AOO)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Pittsburgh, PA103 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Philadelphia, PA155 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Walker Township (Huntingdon County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Walker Township (Huntingdon 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
Walker Township (Huntingdon County) had 1,963 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 1164th 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).
Weather by month
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 (9 miles away).
Jobs in Huntingdon County
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).
Health care
241 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Walker Township (Huntingdon County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Penn Highlands HuntingdonGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · HuntingdonUnder a mile
Penn Highlands TyroneCritical access hospital · emergency room · Tyrone17.6 miles
James E. Van Zandt Va Medical Center (Altoona)VA hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Altoona20.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
30
Specialist doctors
21
Dentists
10
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
51
Mental health providers
69
Physical and occupational therapists
47
Optometrists
8
Chiropractors
5
Pharmacies
5
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 Walker Township (Huntingdon County)
Parks (5 nearby)
Huntingdon Little League · 11 acres1.0 mi
Detweiler Memorial Field · 7 acres1.0 mi
Riverside Park · 7 acres0.9 mi
Portstown Park · 4 acres0.8 mi
George Weaver Park · 2 acres0.1 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Weis0.1 mi
Giant1.2 mi
Walmart Supercenter1.7 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Rite Aid1.1 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
L.A. Beeghly Library0.4 mi
Huntingdon County Library0.8 mi
Museums (2 nearby)
Juniata College Museum of Art0.3 mi
Isett Heritage Museum2.3 mi
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Huntingdon County Arts Council0.3 mi
Suzanne von Liebig Theatre0.4 mi
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Huntingdon Area SD, Stone Valley Community CS, New Day CS. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(6)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Southside El SchHuntingdon
Pre-K–5
347
Public
3.4 mi
Standing Stone El SchHuntingdon
K–5
382
Public
0.8 mi
Stone Valley Community CSHuntingdon
K–5
87
Charter
13.4 mi
Huntingdon Area MSHuntingdon
6–8
419
Public
0.7 mi
New Day CSHuntingdon
7–12
139
Charter
1.0 mi
Huntingdon Area SHSHuntingdon
9–12
546
Public
0.6 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Calvary Christian AcademyHuntingdon
K–12
121
Baptist
0.9 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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