Moving to Seward, Pennsylvania

Population: 484. Estimated population in July 2024: 466 (-3.7% change)
Males: 235 (48.6%), Females: 249 (51.4%)

Westmoreland County

Zip code: 15954

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.9 years
Median household income: $29,583
Median house value: $46,000

Population by Race

Races in Seward:

  • White Non-Hispanic (99.0%)
  • Two or more races (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (34.9%), Irish (20.5%), English (12.0%), Italian (11.8%), Polish (6.6%), United States (5.6%).

Elevation: 1139 feet

Land area: 0.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Seward

  • High school or higher: 78.9%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 6.8%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
  • Unemployed: 18.1%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Seward borough

  • Never married: 14.9%
  • Now married: 68.8%
  • Separated: 2.8%
  • Widowed: 9.6%
  • Divorced: 4.0%

0.4% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -33 (-6.4%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Seward:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Seward:

  • JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 16 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
  • ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 28 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)
  • ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 50 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Abbreviation: AOO)

Other public-use airports nearest to Seward:

  • INDIANA COUNTY/JIMMY STEWART FLD/ (about 15 miles; INDIANA, PA; Abbreviation: IDI)
  • EBENSBURG (about 18 miles; EBENSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 9G8)
  • SOMERSET COUNTY (about 27 miles; SOMERSET, PA; Abbreviation: 2G9)

Amtrak station near Seward:

  • 10 miles: JOHNSTOWN (47 WALNUT ST.). Services: ticket office, fully wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, vending machines, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Seward:

  • UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 14 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
  • INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 18 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
  • WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 41 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
  • PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 44 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
  • FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
  • CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 60 miles; CLARION, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,690)
  • CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)