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Pennsylvania State Route 305 - 15821131520
Pennsylvania›Huntingdon County

Barree TownshipPA

A town of 420.

5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0
Photo of Barree Township

Barree Township, PA · Photo: Dougtone · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Source ↗

Is Barree Township a good place to live?

Barree Township’s median rent is $679 a month, against $1,115 a month in Pennsylvania’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Barree Township. Barree Township’s trail density is 2.0 miles per square mile, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). Stone Valley Forest, at 6,290 acres with 36.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Barree Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

420 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
West TownshipJackson TownshipFerguson TownshipFranklin TownshipMiller TownshipWest TownshipJackson TownshipFerguson TownshipFranklin TownshipMiller TownshipBarree Township
Monroe Furnace
Monroe Furnace · National Register of Historic Places
Barree Township’s story

Barree Township in pictures

Census counts: 460 in 2000, 432 in 2020. The archive holds 5 maps from 1919 on.

2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Beaver Stadium and 14 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Barree Township. Close and well known come first.

All 33 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Railroaders Memorial Museum: Mark Frederick, CC0

Getting set up

Moving to Barree Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Barree Township, and how to reach them.

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PowerValley Rural Electric Coop15.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet7 providers84% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Barree Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsJuniata Valley School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereHuntingdon County Board of ElectionsHuntingdon County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2023
ZIP codes16669, 1665216669 68% · 16652 32%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Barree Township.

Work & commute

Most of Barree Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Barree Township for work: only 1% work in town. Barree Township’s average trip to work is 30 minutes. Jobs based in Barree Township fell to 14 in 2023, 80 fewer than in 2013.

1%work in town
Barree TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work30 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line3%7.6%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Barree Township1%
Ferguson Township11%
Huntingdon9%
Patton Township8%
Jackson Township8%
13 mi
median commute distance
14
jobs based in Barree Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Outdoors

18.9% of Barree Township is conserved land

47 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.

18.9%conserved
18.9%
conserved · 2,901 of 15,317 acres
47 mi
of trails · 2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Stone Valley Forest36.3 mi6,290
2. Rothrock State Forest9 mi2,893

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

Barree Township has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Barree Township has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 44 inches of snow falls in a winter.

44″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–39°
Spring38–61°
Summer59–82°
Fall42–64°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Barree Township is

Barree Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 18% of adults smoke cigarettes in Barree Township.

Barree TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%17%14%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)18%18%16%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)36%34%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)14%14%14%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better23 too close to call3 worse
What stands outBarree TownshipPA
More adults with heart disease8.6%7.4%
More adults with COPD8.9%7.7%
More adults who have had cancer10%8.8%
Mount Nittany Medical Center
11 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

Barree Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 59% of U.S. communities.

59risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
59Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingStrong windHurricanes
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Barree Township

17pages on Barree Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

3 within 15 miles of the center of Barree Township

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Barree Township for work

Where Barree Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Ferguson Township Ferguson Township 11% 9% → Huntingdon Huntingdon 9% 8% → Patton Township Patton Township 8% 8% → Jackson Township Jackson Township 8% 4% → Smithfield Township Smithfield Township 4% 3% → College Township College Township 3% Barree Township · 1% stay
14jobs based in Barree Township
1%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Barree Township

Township in Pennsylvania, US

Barree Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 432 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
24 sq mi

Questions about Barree Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Barree Township, PA a good place to live?

Barree Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.