Blue KnobPA
With 29 residents, this town was settled in 1868.
Is Blue Knob a good place to live?
Blue Knob’s midpoint age is 66.8 years, against 43.2 years in Pennsylvania’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Blue Knob. Blue Knob has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
29 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Blue Knob.
The biggest natural risk in Blue Knob is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Blue Knob than in 84% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 76% come from inland flooding and 6% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Blue Knob stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is cooler
Blue Knob has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. 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
How healthy Blue Knob is
Among adults in Blue Knob, 17% smoke cigarettes. In Blue Knob, 15% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 13% have diabetes.
| Blue Knob | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 38% | 36% |
| What stands out | Blue Knob | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with heart disease | 9.5% | 7.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.8% | 7.7% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Blue Knob
Flight 93 National Memorial and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blue Knob. Close and well known come first.
Big draw25 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
12 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
6 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
4 mi Ski areaBlue Knob24 runs · 1,007 ft vertical
12 mi Theme parkLakemont Park39 mi Theme parkIdlewild and Soak ZonePhoto 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 · Blue Knob: Calzarette, CC BY 3.0 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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Moving to Blue Knob: who provides what
Blue Knob is unincorporated, so Blair 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.
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Blue Knob
College town 31 of every 100 Blue Knob residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Blue Knob
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Blue Knob is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in southwestern Blair County, at the southern end of Juniata Township. It stands atop the Allegheny Front at 2,370 feet (720 m) elevation, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of the Eastern Continental Divide. Pennsylvania Route 164 passes through the community, leading east down the Front 7 miles (11 km) to East Freedom and west 8 miles (13 km) to Portage. Knob Road leads south from the CDP 5 miles (8 km) to Blue Knob State Park, atop Blue Knob, the second-highest peak in Pennsylvania.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,379 ft
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