ElmoraPA
With 435 residents, this town was settled in 1898.
Is Elmora a good place to live?
Elmora’s average commute is 12 minutes, below both the Pennsylvania town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Elmora. Elmora has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
435 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 Elmora.
Very low risk in Elmora, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Elmora than in 97% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 67% come from inland flooding and 8% from tornadoes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Elmora stands out in Pennsylvania and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is cooler
Elmora has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 17° and about 80 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Elmora’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Since 2013, Elmora has lost 177 jobs, to 86 in 2023. The share of working residents in Elmora who work locally is 1.3%. The top destinations are Carrolltown (9%), Johnstown (8%) and Cambria Township (6%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 20 miles.
| Elmora | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 33% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.3% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Everything we know about Elmora
Flight 93 National Memorial and 13 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Elmora. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
18 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
14 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
21 mi Theme parkLakemont Park37 mi Theme parkIdlewild and Soak Zone
36 mi MuseumFort LigonierPhoto 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 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Fort Ligonier: The original uploader was Mind meal at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Elmora: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Elmora, 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.
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Elmora
About 2 of every 100 Elmora residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Elmora
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Bakerton (Elmora PO) is an unincorporated community in the township of West Carroll, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is 4.4 miles (7.1 km) south-southeast of Northern Cambria. Bakerton, is the official town name, but it has an address of Elmora with ZIP code 15737.
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- Elevation
- 1,640 ft
- ZIP code
- 15737
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Is Elmora, PA a good place to live?
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