King TownshipPA
A town of 1,172.
Is King Township a good place to live?
King Township’s best subject grades are an A for cost of living and schools; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 79 of Pennsylvania’s 1,749 towns score lower on walkability. 16% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in King Township, below both the Pennsylvania town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only 118 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns score lower on civic life. King Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,172 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How King Township grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far King Township is from typical.
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Moving to King Township: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in King Township, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in King Township.
King Township has 0.7 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave King Township for work: only 3% work in town. Jobs based in King Township grew to 358 in 2023, 99 more than in 2013. 5.7% of residents live below the poverty line in King Township, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
| King Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.4% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
King Township has four seasons and pleasant summers
King Township has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 20° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
King Township is less healthy than 60% of U.S. towns
King Township beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 19% of adults smoke cigarettes in King Township.
| King Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 24% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | King Township | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 7.7% |
| More smokers | 18.7% | 15.8% |
| More adults with arthritis | 35.8% | 30.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
3% of King Township is conserved land
15 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. King Township’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| King Township | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
King Township faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Flight 93 National Memorial and 21 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around King Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw20 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
17 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
32 mi LakeRaystown Lake
15 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
7 mi Ski areaBlue Knob24 runs · 1,007 ft vertical
20 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 · Blue Knob: Calzarette, CC BY 3.0 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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Everything we know about King Township
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of King Township; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 King Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
97% of working residents leave King Township for work
Where King Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About King Township
Township in Pennsylvania, US
King Township is a township that is located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,178 at the time of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 16 sq mi
Questions about King Township
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is King Township, PA expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.