FriedensPA
Today 1,018 people live in this town, first settled in 1871.
Is Friedens a good place to live?
36% of residents are 65 or older in Friedens, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (18%). We don’t grade Friedens yet; the figures below are still real.
1,018 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Friedens.
Top of a very low hazard risk in Friedens: inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 97% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 72% of Friedens’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to strong winds.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Friedens has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
For Friedens, the average commute is 20 minutes. Jobs based locally fell to 209 in 2023, 65 fewer than in 2013. 4.5% of residents live below the poverty line here. Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles.
| Friedens | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $58,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 6.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical home in Friedens is valued at about $205K
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 6.8% in value. In Friedens, 93% of households live in a home they own.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Friedens, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 17° and about 96 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Friedens have high blood pressure than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
For adults in Friedens, the share who smoke cigarettes is 23%. Among adults locally, 17% report frequent physical distress.
| Friedens | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 24% | 25% |
| What stands out | Friedens | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 22.5% | 15.8% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.9% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Friedens
Fallingwater and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Friedens. Close and well known come first.
Big draw26 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw5 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
20 mi MountainMount Davis
24 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
34 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a year21 mi Theme parkIdlewild and Soak ZonePhoto credits
Fallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0
Moving to Friedens: who provides what
Friedens is unincorporated, so Somerset 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.
98% of working residents leave Friedens for work
Where Friedens’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Friedens; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Friedens residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Friedens
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Friedens is a census-designated place (CDP) that is part of Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,523 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 3.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,110 ft
- ZIP code
- 15541
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