St. MichaelPA
A town of 431, settled in 1908.
Is St. Michael a good place to live?
Only 2 of the 1,036 Pennsylvania towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than St. Michael. St. Michael has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
431 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to St. Michael: who provides what
St. Michael 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 St. Michael.
A smaller share of working residents in St. Michael work locally than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town
0.7% of St. Michael working residents work locally, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (6.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). Most working residents leave St. The top destinations are Richland Township (20%), Johnstown (9%) and Adams Township (9%).
| St. Michael | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 6.3% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.7% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Low risk in St. Michael, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
St. Michael has snowy winters and pleasant summers
St. St. Michael’s July high is 80°F, below both the Pennsylvania town median (85°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). Michael has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy St. Michael is
14% of St. Michael adults report frequent mental distress. Michael beats the Pennsylvania average on 4 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 6. 21% of St. Michael adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| St. Michael | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 79% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 34% | 35% |
| What stands out | St. Michael | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.3% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults in frequent mental distress | 13.8% | 16.4% |
| More adults with heart disease | 10.3% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.7% of St. Michael is conserved land
1.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in St. Michael is 0.8 miles per square mile.
| St. Michael | Pennsylvania towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.7% | 8.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Berwind Wayside Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Flight 93 National Memorial and 17 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around St. Michael. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
2 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
5 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
in town National MemorialJohnstown Flood National Memorial75K visitors a year28 mi Theme parkIdlewild and Soak Zone
22 mi Theme parkLakemont ParkPhoto 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 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain
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Everything we know about St. Michael
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of St. Michael
About 0 of every 100 St. Michael residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
99% of working residents leave St. Michael for work
Where St. Michael’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About St. Michael
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US
St. Michael is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its ZIP code is 15951. It was formerly part of the St. Michael-Sidman census-designated place in Cambria County, before splitting into two separate CDPs for the 2010 census. As of the 2010 census the population of St. Michael was 408. St. Michael is located in southeastern Cambria County in the valley of the South Fork of the Little Conemaugh River, less than a mile southeast of U.S. Route 219, a four-lane highway which leads 12 miles (19 km) north to Ebensburg, the county seat, and 11 miles (18 km) southwest (via Pennsylvania Route 56) to Johnstown. The community of Sidman…
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- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,590 ft
- ZIP code
- 15951
Questions about St. Michael
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is St. Michael, PA a good place to live?
St. Michael has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.