Point ViewPA
It is a town of 15 residents in Pennsylvania.
Is Point View a good place to live?
Point View’s midpoint age is 30.8 years, below both the Pennsylvania town median (43.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Point View. Point View has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
15 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 Point View.
Point View has four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 26 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Point View faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
87% of Point View’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Compared with 65% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Point View is
For adults in Point View, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 41%. 20% of Point View adults smoke cigarettes.
| Point View | 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 | Point View | 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
Everything we know about Point View
Beaver Stadium and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Point View. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
8 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
30 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
12 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
8 mi MuseumRailroaders Memorial Museum
30 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan CenterPhoto credits
Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Railroaders Memorial Museum: Mark Frederick, CC0 · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Moving to Point View: who provides what
Point View 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 Point View
About 0 of every 100 Point View residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Point View
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Point View is an unincorporated community and 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, along the southwestern edge of Catharine Township. It is in the valley of Township Run, which forms the boundary between Catharine and Frankstown Township. The small, steep valley is between Short Mountain to the east and the south end of Canoe Mountain to the west, and drains south to the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River. Pennsylvania Route 866 is the southern edge of the CDP; the highway leads southeast down the Frankstown Branch 3 miles (5 km) to Williamsburg and west 0.5 …
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- Elevation
- 961 ft
Questions about Point View
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Is Point View, PA a good place to live?
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