Sickles CornerPA
A town of 223 in Pennsylvania.
Is Sickles Corner a good place to live?
41% of residents live below the poverty line in Sickles Corner, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 7.6% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Sickles Corner. Sickles Corner has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
223 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Sickles Corner.
Most of Sickles Corner’s workers leave town for work
The top destinations are Altoona (26%), Logan Township (14%) and Hollidaysburg (6%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 9 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: low risk in Sickles Corner, mostly inland flooding
Expected losses in Sickles Corner break down as 78% from inland flooding and 5% from tornadoes. On expected storm and flood damage, Sickles Corner sits below 75% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Sickles Corner’s year
The July high in Sickles Corner is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Sickles Corner’s adults have high blood pressure than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
The share of adults in Sickles Corner who had a checkup this year is 83%. Among 1,036 Pennsylvania towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Sickles Corner. This Pennsylvania town does better than the Pennsylvania average on 5 of 26 CDC measures and worse on 10.
| Sickles Corner | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 79% | 79% |
| What stands out | Sickles Corner | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14.1% | 18.3% |
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 74.6% | 67.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.8% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Sickles Corner sells for about $180K at the median
For households in Sickles Corner, the share who live in a home they own is 93%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Sickles Corner
Beaver Stadium and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sickles Corner. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
8 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
30 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
13 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
7 mi MuseumRailroaders Memorial Museum
28 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 Sickles Corner: who provides what
Sickles Corner 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.
100% of working residents leave Sickles Corner for work
Where Sickles Corner’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Sickles Corner
About 0 of every 100 Sickles Corner residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
About Sickles Corner
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Sickles Corner 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 northeastern Blair County, in the southwestern part of Tyrone Township. It sits at the southwestern end of Sinking Creek Valley, between two arms of Brush Mountain, rising to the west and the southeast. Kettle Road is the main route through Sickles Corner: it leads northeastward 8 miles (13 km), down the Sinking Creek Valley, to Pennsylvania Route 453 near the Little Juniata River, and southwestward through Elberta and a water gap in Brush Mountain 8 miles (13 km) to Altoona.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,181 ft
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