East FreedomPA
Home to 597 people, the town was settled in 1841.
Is East Freedom a good place to live?
13% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in East Freedom, below both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). East Freedom has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
597 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to East Freedom: who provides what
East Freedom 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 East Freedom.
Most of East Freedom’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Among residents in East Freedom, 2.5% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Altoona (9%), Allegheny Township (9%) and Greenfield Township (6%). The mean commuting time here is 23 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 10 miles away.
| East Freedom | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
East Freedom has four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 38 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
East Freedom has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 84% of East Freedom’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy East Freedom is
In East Freedom, nearly two in five adults sleep under 7 hours, and 25% have been diagnosed with depression. East Freedom: 18% of adults smoke cigarettes.
| East Freedom | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| What stands out | East Freedom | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.1% | 7.7% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.2% | 30.4% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in East Freedom sells for about $190K at the median
73% of households own their home in East Freedom.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Flight 93 National Memorial and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Freedom. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
4 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
18 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
8 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
8 mi Ski areaBlue Knob24 runs · 1,007 ft vertical
11 mi MuseumRailroaders Memorial MuseumPhoto credits
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 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Blue Knob: Calzarette, CC BY 3.0 · Railroaders Memorial Museum: Mark Frederick, CC0
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Everything we know about East Freedom
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of East Freedom
About 0 of every 100 East Freedom residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave East Freedom for work
Where East Freedom’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About East Freedom
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
East Freedom is a census-designated place (CDP) in Freedom Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near I-99 and is approximately four miles to the west of the borough of Roaring Spring. As of the 2010 census, the population was 972 residents.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,037 ft
- ZIP code
- 16637
Questions about East Freedom
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Freedom, PA a good place to live?
East Freedom has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.