Windber, Pennsylvania Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

by btobers · Published June 28, 2019 · Updated September 5, 2024

Population: 4,395. Estimated population in July 2024: 4,119 (-6.3% change)
Males: 2,025 (46.1%), Females: 2,370 (53.9%)

Somerset County

Zip code: 15963

Demographics

Median resident age: 42.8 years
Median household income: $23,261
Median house value: $56,900

Population by Race

Races in Windber:

White Non-Hispanic (98.9%)
Hispanic (0.6%)

Ancestries: German (23.7%), Italian (22.4%), Slovak (11.9%), Polish (11.4%), Irish (10.5%), English (8.6%).

Elevation: 1853 feet

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Windber

High school or higher: 76.8%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.3%
Graduate or professional degree: 4.9%
Unemployed: 9.5%
Mean travel time to work: 19.3 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Windber borough

Never married: 25.7%
Now married: 48.6%
Separated: 1.1%
Widowed: 15.7%
Divorced: 9.0%

1.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -398 (-8.3%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Windber:

WINDBER HOSPITAL (600 SOMERSET AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Windber:

LEE HOSPITAL (about 9 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
CONEMAUGH VALLEY MEM HOSP (about 9 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)
SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF JOHNSTOWN (about 9 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Windber:

JOHN MURTHA JOHNSTOWN-CAMBRIA CO (about 5 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Abbreviation: JST)
ALTOONA-BLAIR COUNTY (about 36 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Abbreviation: AOO)
ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 40 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)

Other public-use airports nearest to Windber:

INDIAN LAKE (about 13 miles; CENTRAL CITY, PA; Abbreviation: 5G2)
EBENSBURG (about 16 miles; EBENSBURG, PA; Abbreviation: 9G8)
SOMERSET COUNTY (about 19 miles; SOMERSET, PA; Abbreviation: 2G9)

Amtrak station near Windber:

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 Windber:

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-JOHNSTOWN (about 5 miles; JOHNSTOWN, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,851)
INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 35 miles; INDIANA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 12,307)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE ALTOONA (about 36 miles; ALTOONA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,516)
FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 42 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 75 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
CLARION UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 77 miles; CLARION, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,690)

Schools

Public high school in Windber:

WINDBER AREA HS (Students: 477; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Windber:

WINDBER EL SCH (Students: 637; Grades: PK – 05)
WINDBER AREA MS (Students: 355; Grades: 06 – 08)

Libraries

Library in Windber:

WINDBER PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $111,277; Location: 1909 GRAHAM AVE; 31,100 books; 508 audio materials; 276 video materials; 96 serial subscriptions)