NorthwoodPA
A town of 206.
Is Northwood a good place to live?
24% of residents live below the poverty line in Northwood, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. No town among the 1,036 in Pennsylvania we compare has a higher median age than Northwood. 28% of the land in Northwood is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is State Game Lands Number 278, at 94 acres. Northwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
206 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Northwood: who provides what
Northwood 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 Northwood.
Northwood has set aside nearly a quarter of its land for conservation
0.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Lands Number 278 | — | 94 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Most of Northwood’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Northwood for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Snyder Township (15%), Altoona (10%) and Tyrone (9%). Half commute less than 18 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Northwood has four seasons and pleasant summers
Northwood has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 19° and about 35 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Northwood is
Northwood beats the Pennsylvania average on 1 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 18% of Northwood adults smoke cigarettes.
| Northwood | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Northwood | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 73.6% | 67.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Moderate risk in Northwood, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 52% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Beaver Stadium and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Northwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
21 mi LakeRaystown Lake
37 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
21 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
17 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
22 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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
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Everything we know about Northwood
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Northwood
About 0 of every 100 Northwood residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Northwood for work
Where Northwood’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Northwood
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Northwood is a census-designated place in Snyder Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located near I-99 and is very close to the borough of Tyrone. As of the 2010 census, the population was 296 residents.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
Questions about Northwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Northwood, PA a good place to live?
Northwood has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.