Carson ValleyPA
It is a town of 133 residents in Pennsylvania.
Is Carson Valley a good place to live?
Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Carson Valley. Carson Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
133 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Carson Valley: who provides what
Carson Valley 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Carson Valley.
Natural hazards: very low risk in Carson Valley, mostly inland flooding
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Carson Valley comes to 9 of 100, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 30 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. FEMA puts four fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to tornadoes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Carson Valley brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect chilly, snowy winters and warm summers in Carson Valley. Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 38 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Pennsylvania and the rest of the country, more of Carson Valley’s adults smoke cigarettes
Just over a fifth of Carson Valley adults say their health is fair or poor. Among adults locally, 44% sleep under 7 hours and 16% report frequent physical distress.
| Carson Valley | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 38% | 36% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Carson Valley | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 23.2% | 15.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.4% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 38% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Beaver Stadium and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Carson Valley. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
Big draw34 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
2 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
3 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
19 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
5 mi MuseumRailroaders Memorial MuseumPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Railroaders Memorial Museum: Mark Frederick, CC0
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Everything we know about Carson Valley
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Carson Valley
About 0 of every 100 Carson Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Carson Valley
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Carson Valley 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 western Blair County, in the eastern part of Allegheny Township. It is named for the valley in which it sits, drained to the east by Spencer Run coming down from the Allegheny Front. Carson Valley Road leads east to Pennsylvania Route 764 at Cross Keys and west up the valley 2 miles (3 km) to the foot of the Allegheny Front escarpment. U.S. Route 22, a four-lane freeway, runs south and west of Carson Valley, with the closest access to the east from PA 764. Altoona is 6 miles (10 km) north of the CDP,…
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,112 ft
Questions about Carson Valley
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Is Carson Valley, PA a good place to live?
Carson Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.