Franklin ForgePA
31 people call this town in Pennsylvania home.
Is Franklin Forge a good place to live?
29% of residents live below the poverty line in Franklin Forge, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (7.6%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Franklin Forge. Franklin Forge has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Franklin Forge.
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Franklin Forge
A July afternoon gets to about 84° and a January night to 20°, and about 26 inches of snow fall in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in Franklin Forge is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 87% of Franklin Forge’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Franklin Forge is
For adults in Franklin Forge, the share who get no exercise outside work is 27%. Among adults locally, 41% sleep under 7 hours and 26% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Franklin Forge | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 38% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Franklin Forge | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 8.3% | 5.8% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Franklin Forge
Beaver Stadium and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Franklin Forge. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
30 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
9 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
12 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
31 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
9 mi MuseumRailroaders Memorial MuseumPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Railroaders Memorial Museum: Mark Frederick, CC0
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Moving to Franklin Forge: who provides what
Franklin Forge 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.
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Franklin Forge
About 0 of every 100 Franklin Forge residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Franklin Forge
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Franklin Forge is a 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 eastern Blair County, in the northwestern part of Woodbury Township. It is bordered to the northwest by Piney Creek, just upstream from the creek's confluence with the Frankstown Branch Juniata River at Ganister. Wertz Road forms the northern boundary of the CDP, and Krajacic Lane is the western boundary. The community is 2 miles (3 km) west of Williamsburg and 11 miles (18 km) by road northeast of Hollidaysburg.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 945 ft
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