Dean TownshipPA
A town of 325, settled in 1890.
Is Dean Township a good place to live?
Dean Township’s July high is 78°F, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 85°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 4 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Dean Township. 62% of the land in Dean Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 108, 4,165 acres with 9.8 miles of trail. Dean Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
325 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Dean Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Dean Township, and how to reach them.
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 Dean Township.
Dean Township has set aside nearly a third of its land for conservation
22 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The trail density in Dean Township is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 184 | 10.6 mi | 3,880 |
| 2. State Game Lands Number 108 | 9.8 mi | 4,165 |
| 3. State Game Lands Number 267 | 0.1 mi | 38 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Very low risk in Dean Township, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities. Since 1996, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Dean Township.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Dean Township’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Dean Township for work: only 1% work in town. Dean Township’s median household income is $54,000. The top destinations are Altoona (16%), Allegheny Township (8%) and Cresson Township (6%).
| Dean Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $54,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Dean Township, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
Dean Township has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 78°, January nights drop to 17° and about 50 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Dean Township is
Dean Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 37% of Dean Township adults have high blood pressure.
| Dean Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Dean Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.9% | 14.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.2% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Beaver Stadium and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dean Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
23 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
10 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
28 mi LakeRaystown Lake
10 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
7 mi MuseumRailroaders Memorial MuseumPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), 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 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Railroaders Memorial Museum: Mark Frederick, CC0
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Everything we know about Dean Township
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Dean Township
About 6 of every 100 Dean Township residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Pennsylvania.
22 miles of trails in Dean Township
61.7% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
About Dean Township
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Dean is a village and an unincorporated community within Dean Township in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Questions about Dean Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dean Township, PA a good place to live?
Dean Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.