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Woodbury TownshipPA

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Is Woodbury Township a good place to live?

The best of Woodbury Township’s subject grades is an A− for history; the weakest is a C for hazard risk. 13% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Woodbury Township, against 29% in Pennsylvania’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Woodbury Township's schools outperform 75% of the state's. 30% of the land in Woodbury Township is conserved, above both Pennsylvania’s towns (8.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). State Game Lands Number 118, at 3,376 acres with 7.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Woodbury Township has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

What makes Woodbury Township stand out

Where Woodbury Township beats most towns.

A shrinking town

Woodbury Township has shrunk 16% since 2010

1,693 counted in 2010 and 1,437 in 2020; an estimated 1,414 in 2025.

1,6932010
1,4372020
1,4142025 est.

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025

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.

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Daniel Royer House
Daniel Royer House · National Register of Historic Places
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 1901 on.

1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.

  • 1800Woodbury Township is settled
Explore the history →
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 →
PowerValley Rural Electric Coop15.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWilliamsburg Munic Auth water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Woodbury Township’s trash rules yet
SchoolsWilliamsburg Community 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 hereBlair County Board of ElectionsBlair County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code1669316693 100%Census 2020

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 Woodbury Township.

OutdoorsB

Woodbury Township keeps nearly a quarter of its land conserved

Across 3 parks and preserves: 11 miles of trail. Woodbury Township’s concentration of trails stands at 0.3 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves in the town: 3, covering 5,131 acres.

29.9%conserved
29.9%
conserved · 6,183 of 20,693 acres
11 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. State Game Lands Number 1187.3 mi3,376
2. State Game Lands Number 1471.2 mi1,252
3. State Game Lands Number 730.9 mi503

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

Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+

Most of Woodbury Township’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.5 jobs for each of them

Since 2013, Woodbury Township has lost 41 jobs, to 301 in 2023. Most people who work leave Woodbury Township to do it: just 5% work in town. The typical journey to work for Woodbury Township comes to 29 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 12 miles.

5%work in town
Woodbury TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work29 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line9.7%7.6%9.6%
Working residents who work in town5.4%6.3%8%

Where working residents work

In Woodbury Township5%
Altoona12%
Williamsburg11%
Allegheny Township5%
Hollidaysburg4%
12 mi
median commute distance
301
jobs based in Woodbury Township
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 48% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

HealthC

On CDC estimates, Woodbury Township is less healthy than two in three U.S. towns

For adults in Woodbury Township, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 21%. In Woodbury Township, 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 26% have been diagnosed with depression.

32%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
Woodbury TownshipPennsylvania townsU.S. towns
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%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better17 too close to call9 worse
What stands outWoodbury TownshipPA
More uninsured adults8.3%5.8%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth19.5%14.5%
More adults with COPD9.7%7.7%
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
10.8 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Climate

The climate in Woodbury Township brings four seasons and pleasant summers

Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 20°, with about 26 inches of snow a winter.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–39°
Spring38–61°
Summer59–82°
Fall42–63°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

The biggest natural risk in Woodbury Township is inland flooding, at a high overall level

Flood insurance has paid out on 12 claims in Woodbury Township since 1996. Compared with nearly two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is higher. 87% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
12
paid flood claims since 1996

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Nearby attractions

Beaver Stadium and 20 more within 40 miles

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

All 35 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Beaver Stadium: Sbvr6 (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · South Fork Dam: Ernest Walter Histed, Public domain · Lakemont Park: Bhakta Dano. Original uploader was Oldano at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site: Matthew A. Lynn; Original uploader was Mosamiazaz at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Bryce Jordan Center: Robert J. La Verghetta, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Railroaders Memorial Museum: Mark Frederick, CC0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Woodbury Township

18pages on Woodbury Township
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Woodbury Township

Small town

1,414 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
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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

Questions about Woodbury Township

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

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+.