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Woodbury TownshipPA

Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.

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Is Woodbury Township a good place to live?

Woodbury Township’s best subject grade is an A− for schools; its weakest is a C for hazard risk. 35% of residents are under 18 in Woodbury Township, where Pennsylvania’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 22%. Woodbury Township is more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns. 20% of the land in Woodbury Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). On civic life, just 21 of Pennsylvania’s 1,717 towns do worse. The biggest place to walk is State Game Lands Number 73, 2,080 acres with 5.6 miles of trail. Woodbury Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestA−SchoolsWeakestCHazard risk

How Woodbury Township grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Pennsylvania), ordered by how far Woodbury Township is from typical.

How grading works

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

How TownRatings grades towns →

What makes Woodbury Township stand out

Where Woodbury Township beats most towns.

Unidentified veteran of Pennsylvania Veteran Post 451
Unidentified veteran of Pennsylvania Veteran Post 451, 1870
Woodbury Township’s story

226 years in pictures

Census counts: 294 in 1870, 286 in 2020. The archive holds 9 old photos and papers going back to 1870 and 4 maps from 1900 on.

  • 1800Woodbury Township is settled
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Small town

1,191 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Liberty TownshipNorth Woodbury TownshipBloomfield TownshipSouth Woodbury TownshipLiberty TownshipNorth Woodbury TownshipBloomfield TownshipSouth Woodbury TownshipWoodbury Township

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Woodbury Township.

SchoolsA−

Woodbury Township’s public schools outperform 84% of Pennsylvania districts

84%of PA districts it outscoresA−School Grade

Its one school is below.

SchoolLevelStudentsLetter
Woodbury Mennonite School PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 1–9Grades 1–933–

NCES · EDFacts · graded within PA on state tests and graduation

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Woodbury Township’s workers commute out

2%work in town

Half commute less than 15 miles. Woodbury Township had 140 jobs in 2023, up 100 from 2013. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 2% of working residents work locally. Its mean commuting time stands at 21 minutes.

Woodbury TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work21 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line4.4%7.6%9.6%
Median household income$64,000$81,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town2.5%6.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Woodbury Township2%
Liberty Township8%
Altoona6%
Saxton6%
Bedford Township5%
15 mi
median commute distance
140
jobs based in Woodbury Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 68% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

OutdoorsB

20.3% of Woodbury Township is conserved land

20.3%conserved

Trails run 33 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Woodbury Township’s trail network density stands at 1.4 miles per square mile.

20.3%
conserved · 3,035 of 14,922 acres
33 mi
of trails · 1.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. State Game Lands Number 735.6 mi2,080
2. State Game Lands Number 412.4 mi618

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Woodbury Township faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

68risk score of 100

FEMA puts 87% of Woodbury Township’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to hurricanes. Compared with 68% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher. 10 flood insurance claims have been paid in the town since 1996.

FEMA risk score
68High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanes
10
paid flood claims since 1996

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Woodbury Township

23″snow a winter

The range runs from 20° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 23 inches of snow a winter.

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–39°
Spring38–61°
Summer58–82°
Fall42–63°
Oct 21
typical first frost
Apr 23
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

HealthC+

Woodbury Township is less healthy than 57% of U.S. towns

43%healthier than U.S. townsC+Health Grade

Nearly two in five adults sleep under 7 hours in Woodbury Township. Among adults locally, 15% report frequent physical distress and 25% have been diagnosed with depression.

Woodbury TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%17%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)15%14%14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)25%24%23%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)39%38%36%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better20 too close to call6 worse
What stands outWoodbury TownshipPA
More uninsured adults7.6%5.8%
More adults with COPD9.6%7.7%
More adults with heart disease9%7.4%
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
7.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Woodbury Township

18pages on Woodbury Township
Nearby attractions

Flight 93 National Memorial and 16 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodbury Township. Close and well known come first.

All 38 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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 · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Blue Knob: Calzarette, CC BY 3.0 · Railroaders Memorial Museum: Mark Frederick, CC0

Getting set up

Moving to Woodbury Township: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Woodbury Township, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerNew Enterprise R E CEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterWoodbury Water Authority2 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers75% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Woodbury Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsNorthern Bedford County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Pennsylvania you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person until 15 days before Election Day, or by mail (received 15 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBedford County Board of ElectionsBedford County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Apr 2026
ZIP codes16695, 16662, 16673, 1666416695 47% · 16662 31% · 16673 18% · 16664 4%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Woodbury Township for work

Where Woodbury Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

8% → Liberty Township Liberty Township 8% 6% → Altoona Altoona 6% 6% → Saxton Saxton 6% 5% → Bedford Township Bedford Township 5% 4% → North Woodbury Township North Woodbury Township 4% 4% → Greenfield Township Greenfield Township 4% Woodbury Township · 2% stay
140jobs based in Woodbury Township
2%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Woodbury Township; the nearest are

About Woodbury Township

Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Woodbury is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 286 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1800
Area
0.1 sq mi
Elevation
1,161 ft
ZIP code
16695

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Public schools that outperform most of Pennsylvania.

Is Woodbury Township, PA expensive?

Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.

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