SidmanPA
A town of 305, settled in 1904.
Is Sidman a good place to live?
Sidman has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Sidman stand out
Where Sidman beats most towns.
305 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Sidman: who provides what
Sidman is unincorporated, so Cambria 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 Sidman.
With 1.9 jobs for every working resident, Sidman draws in 334 commuters
The top destinations are Richland Township (13%), Johnstown (12%) and Adams Township (8%). Most people who work leave Sidman to do it: just 2% work in town. 11% of residents live below the poverty line in the town, against 7.6% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Jobs based here fell to 337 in 2023, 59 fewer than in 2013.
| Sidman | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in Sidman, with inland flooding at the top
Just over four fifths of Sidman’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Sidman brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
Summer afternoons peak near 80° in July, and January nights bottom out around 18°; snowfall runs to about 74 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults in Sidman binge drink than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
Of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Sidman. For adults locally, the share who smoke cigarettes is 17%. CDC measures, 26 in all: Sidman beats Pennsylvania on 7 and trails on 9.
| Sidman | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 18% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Sidman | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 14% | 18.3% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.5% | 8.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in Sidman sell for about $63K
The share of households in Sidman who are owner-occupiers: 77%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Flight 93 National Memorial and 18 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sidman. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
2 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
6 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
2 mi National MemorialJohnstown Flood National Memorial75K visitors a year
40 mi LakeRaystown Lake28 mi Theme parkIdlewild and Soak ZonePhoto credits
Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · 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 · Johnstown Flood National Memorial: David Brossard, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Raystown Lake: Tex Jobe, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Public domain
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Everything we know about Sidman
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Sidman
About 0 of every 100 Sidman residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
Every workday, about 334 people come to Sidman for work
Where Sidman’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Sidman
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
Sidman is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its ZIP code is 15955. It was part of the St. Michael-Sidman census-designated place, before it was split into two separate CDPs during the 2010 census. The population of Sidman as of the 2010 census was 431.
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- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,643 ft
- ZIP code
- 15955
Questions about Sidman
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sidman, PA a good place to live?
Sidman has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.