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.
167 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Yellow Springs: who provides what
Yellow Springs is unincorporated, so Blair 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 Yellow Springs.
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.
| Yellow Springs | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 7.6% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $76,000 | $81,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2024 · ACS
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.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
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.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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 Springs | Typical Pennsylvania town | Typical 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% |
| What stands out | Yellow Springs | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.8% | 79.2% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.9% | 14.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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.
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaBeaver Stadium
33 mi DamSouth Fork Dam
11 mi Theme parkLakemont Park
15 mi National Historic SiteAllegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site163K visitors a year
27 mi Stadium & arenaBryce Jordan Center
11 mi MuseumRailroaders Memorial MuseumPhoto 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
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Everything we know about Yellow Springs
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Yellow Springs
About 4 of every 100 Yellow Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Pennsylvania.
100% of working residents leave Yellow Springs for work
Where Yellow Springs’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
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.
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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.