Blandburg

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Blandburg

Total population

393

Median home value

$110,200

4.6%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$85,357

Blandburg$85k

National$74k

Elevation627 m

Weather53°F · Rain Showers

Coordinates40.68°, -78.42°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Blandburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Reade Township, Pennsylvania, United States, located along Pennsylvania Route 865 in far northeastern Cambria County. It was developed as a company town for the Cambria Fire Brick Company, later acquired by the Harbison-Walker Refractories Company.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Blandburg, PA from NOAA NWS API.

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Notable people from here

Marvin L. Esch

American politician (1927–2010)

Dick Smith

Major League Baseball infielder (1926-2021)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Pennsylvania

• Grazierville
  7.8 mi away
• Madera
  10.1 mi away · pop. 507
• Brisbin
  11.2 mi away
• Birmingham
  11.8 mi away
• Gallitzin
  15.8 mi away · pop. 1,435
• Canoe Creek
  16.2 mi away
• Carrolltown
  16.2 mi away · pop. 914
• Loretto
  16.7 mi away · pop. 1,420
• Fort Fetter
  17.5 mi away
• Hollidaysburg
  17.5 mi away · pop. 5,558
• Linds Crossing
  17.5 mi away
• Franklin Forge
  17.6 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Blandburg

Geology and mineral resources of the Blandburg, Tipton, Altoona, and Bellwood quadrangles, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, and Centre Counties, Pennsylvania

Rodger T. Faill · 1989

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Northern Two-lined Salamander

Eurycea bislineata

Seen 2026-09-20

Eastern American jack-o'-lantern

Omphalotus illudens

Seen 2026-09-20

Banded Garden Spider

Argiope trifasciata

Seen 2026-09-20

Marbled Orbweaver

Araneus marmoreus

Seen 2026-09-19

Monarch

Danaus plexippus

Seen 2026-09-19

Banded Tussock Moth

Halysidota tessellaris

Seen 2026-09-16

Giant Leopard Moth

Hypercompe scribonia

Seen 2026-09-15

Greenhouse Millipede

Oxidus gracilis

Seen 2026-09-15

Green Frog

Lithobates clamitans

Seen 2026-09-14

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).