West St. Clair is a township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, home to about 1,535 people across 30 square miles. Its ZIP code is 15521, and parts of 15554 are in West St. Clair too.
Homes sold for a median of $158 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly West St. Clair; also Lincoln Township (Bedford County) and Pleasantville Borough (Bedford County)
Mostly East St. Clair; part is in West St. Clair
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside West St. Clair. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)88 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport (JST)15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA74 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA185 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of West St. Clair; 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 St. Clair had 1,658 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1422nd largest of 2,568 towns in Pennsylvania by population.
Bedford County grew from 39,468 residents in 1900 to 47,577 in 2020.
Bedford County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 39.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Shawnee Sp, PA weather station (10 miles away).
13,015 jobs at 1,080 businesses in Bedford County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in West St. Clair.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 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)
Pharmacies
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with East St. Clair, Napier, Lincoln Township (Bedford County), New Paris and Pleasantville Borough (Bedford County).
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.