BeaverdalePA
With 852 residents, this town was settled in 1902.
Is Beaverdale a good place to live?
Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Beaverdale. Beaverdale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
852 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Beaverdale: who provides what
Beaverdale is unincorporated, so Cambria County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Beaverdale.
Beaverdale has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Commuting out is the norm in Beaverdale: 4% of working residents work locally. The typical household income for Beaverdale comes to $46,000, below both Pennsylvania’s towns ($81,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). That said, in Beaverdale, 12% of residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Richland Township (11%), Johnstown (9%) and Summerhill Township (7%).
| Beaverdale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $46,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 24 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Beaverdale is cooler than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Summers in Beaverdale are pleasant, and winters chilly, snowy. July afternoons reach 78°, January nights drop to 17° and about 74 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Beaverdale is inland flooding, at a low overall level
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Beaverdale than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 83% come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Beaverdale is
15% of adults report frequent physical distress in Beaverdale. Beaverdale: 20% of adults smoke cigarettes, above both the Pennsylvania town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). Among adults in the town, 40% sleep under 7 hours and 28% get no exercise outside work.
| Beaverdale | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 38% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 24% | 25% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | Beaverdale | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 7.7% | 5.8% |
| More smokers | 20.2% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Beaverdale sell for about $119K
The share of households in Beaverdale who own their home: 90%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Flight 93 National Memorial and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Beaverdale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
4 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
8 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
37 mi LakeRaystown Lake
4 mi National MemorialJohnstown Flood National Memorial75K visitors a year
8 mi Ski areaBlue Knob24 runs · 1,007 ft verticalPhoto credits
Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Johnstown Flood National Memorial: David Brossard, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Blue Knob: Calzarette, CC BY 3.0
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Everything we know about Beaverdale
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Beaverdale
About 1 of every 100 Beaverdale residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
96% of working residents leave Beaverdale for work
Where Beaverdale’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Beaverdale
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Beaverdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, Beaverdale had a population of 959. Prior to that time, the CDP was known as Beaverdale-Lloydell.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,923 ft
- ZIP code
- 15921
Questions about Beaverdale
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Beaverdale, PA a good place to live?
Beaverdale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What is Beaverdale, PA known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Michael Rusnak and John Michael Kudrick.