EarlstonPA
A town of 1,259, settled in 1901.
Is Earlston a good place to live?
8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Earlston, below both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). We don’t grade Earlston yet; the figures below are still real.
1,259 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Earlston: who provides what
Earlston is unincorporated, so Bedford 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 Earlston.
Earlston has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Earlston dropped by 38, to 175. Just 4% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Earlston: 3.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Its typical journey to work is 21 minutes, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 26 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes.
| Earlston | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Earlston has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The risk rating from FEMA in Earlston is 76 of 100. Expected losses in Earlston break down as 89% from inland flooding and 5% from hurricanes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Earlston’s year
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 21° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Earlston is
Among adults in Earlston, 39% sleep under 7 hours. Of 26 CDC measures, Earlston beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 and trails it on 12. In Earlston, a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes, and 40% have high blood pressure.
| Earlston | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 34% | 35% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| What stands out | Earlston | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.1% | 79.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Flight 93 National Memorial and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Earlston. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
32 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
35 mi LakeRaystown Lake
28 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
23 mi National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
32 mi Theme parkLakemont ParkPhoto credits
Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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Everything we know about Earlston
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Earlston; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Earlston residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
96% of working residents leave Earlston for work
Where Earlston’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Earlston
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Earlston, PA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Earlston yet; the figures below are still real.