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Yellow SpringsPA

This town in Pennsylvania has a population of 167.

Is Yellow Springs a good place to live?

10% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Yellow Springs, below both Pennsylvania’s towns (29%) and U.S. towns (29%). Yellow Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

167 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Yellow Springs: who provides what

Yellow Springs is unincorporated, so Blair County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerValley Rural Electric Coop15.1¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet6 providers41% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBlair CountyBlair County provides services here
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 Yellow Springs.

Work & commute

Most of Yellow Springs’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them

The top destinations are Williamsburg (9%), Logan Township (7%) and Altoona (6%). The typical journey to work here in Yellow Springs is 29 minutes. The median commute is under 15 miles.

0%work in town
Yellow SpringsTypical Pennsylvania townTypical U.S. town
Average trip to work29 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line6.6%7.6%9.6%
Median household income$76,000$81,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Yellow Springs0%
Williamsburg9%
Logan Township7%
Altoona6%
College Township6%
15 mi
median commute distance
10
jobs based in Yellow Springs
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2024 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Yellow Springs brings four seasons and pleasant summers

Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 20°; snowfall runs to about 26 inches a winter. Yellow Springs brings chilly winters and warm summers.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–39°
Spring38–61°
Summer59–83°
Fall42–64°
Oct 29
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

High risk in Yellow Springs, with inland flooding at the top

For Yellow Springs, the FEMA hazard score is 65 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 87% come from inland flooding.

65risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
65High riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

More of Yellow Springs’ adults smoke cigarettes than in the typical Pennsylvania or U.S. town

27% of Yellow Springs adults say their health is fair or poor. Across all 26 CDC measures, Yellow Springs beats Pennsylvania on 1 and trails on 14.

Yellow SpringsTypical Pennsylvania townTypical U.S. town
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)24%17%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)18%14%14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)27%19%19%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)32%24%25%
26 measures vs. Pennsylvania
1 better11 too close to call14 worse
What stands outYellow SpringsPA
More adults treating high blood pressure82.8%79.2%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth25.9%14.5%
Penn Highlands Huntingdon
9.7 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

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

Nearby attractions

Beaver Stadium and 19 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Yellow Springs. 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 Yellow Springs

14pages on Yellow Springs
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Yellow Springs

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Yellow Springs for work

Where Yellow Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

9% → Williamsburg Williamsburg 9% 7% → Logan Township Logan Township 7% 6% → Altoona Altoona 6% 6% → College Township College Township 6% 6% → Greenfield Township Greenfield Township 6% 4% → Martinsburg Martinsburg 4% Yellow Springs · 0% stay
10jobs based in Yellow Springs
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2024

About Yellow Springs

Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, US

Yellow Springs is a populated place in Catharine Township, Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States, with the zip code 16693.

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

Questions about Yellow Springs

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Yellow Springs, PA a good place to live?

Yellow Springs has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.