West Beaver is a township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,081 people across 27 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 17063, 17812 and 17841.
Homes sold for a median of $125 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Armagh; part is in West Beaver
Mostly Spring Township (Snyder County); part is in West Beaver
Mostly Decatur Township (Mifflin County); part is in West Beaver
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside West Beaver. 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)113 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | State College Regional Airport (SCE)26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Baltimore, MD106 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA128 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of West Beaver; 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.
West Beaver had 1,130 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1698th largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Snyder County grew from 17,304 residents in 1900 to 39,736 in 2020.
Snyder 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 42.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 26 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lewistown, PA weather station (13 miles away).
14,861 jobs at 900 businesses in Snyder County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in West Beaver’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
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)
Counts are within about 3.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Midd-West SD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Snyder El SchBeaver Springs | K–5 | 335 | Public | 8.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mifflin Co Christian AcademyMc Clure | K–12 | 104 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 3.3 mi |
| Back Mountain Amish SchoolMilroy | 1–8 | 31 | Amish | 10.0 mi |
| Barefoot SchoolMilroy | 1–8 | 31 | Amish | 7.8 mi |
| Decatur SchoolMc Clure | 1–8 | 15 | Amish | 1.1 mi |
| Jacks Mountain Amish ParochialMc Clure | 1–8 | 9 | Amish | 5.4 mi |
| Locust HillMilroy | 1–8 | 23 | Amish | 8.2 mi |
| Shale Bank Amish SchoolMilroy | 1–8 | 26 | Amish | 10.2 mi |
| Sunnyview SchoolMilroy | 1–8 | 31 | Amish | 8.8 mi |
| West Beaver Amish SchoolMc Clure | 1–8 | 23 | Amish | 2.9 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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Shares ZIP codes with Armagh, Decatur Township (Mifflin County), McClure and Spring Township (Snyder County).
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