Cambria
What’s happening
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Outdoors in Cambria
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1860
Cambria Iron Works, 1860
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About Cambria
Welsh ghost town in Pennsylvania, USABeula, or Beulah, Pennsylvania was a town that existed between 1796 and 1804 in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, founded by Welsh Minister Morgan John Rhys. The original settlers under the guidance of Rhys had bought the land from Dr. Benjamin Rush, in search of a home in the countryside. They originally planned on settling in western Ohio, but it took too long to secure land in that region, so the Pennsylvania tract was settled upon. Two members of Rhys's party would go on to found Paddy's Run, Ohio. Rhys intended for Beula to be a cattle range. The Welsh were inspired to settle down in America by their religion (being Welsh Dissenters), the politics of the era, and as well as the Prince Mado…
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How Cambria ranks
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Safety in Cambria
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Cambria's police department reported only 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Health in Cambria
Compared with Pennsylvania
of 5 measures CDC estimates. The other 4 are too close to call.
What stands out
Care nearby
Schools in Cambria
All Cambria schools →School Grade A-
The public schools Cambria’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 78% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within PA. Ratings are from neighbors.
Where Cambria is
Explore map →Imported town boundary