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ConfluencePA

A town of 577, settled in 1870. A typical home worth about $148K.

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Population
577
−7.4% since 2010
Typical home
$148K
−2.6% in a year
Household income
$58K
median
Median age
50.6
years
Jobs based here
113
A commuter town

What makes Confluence stand out

The thing Confluence does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

577 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Confluence home is worth about $148K

The typical Confluence home is worth about $148,000, down 2.6% in a year, 49% below the Pennsylvania typical home.

$148KZillow home value

Typical home value

Confluence$148K
Pennsylvania$290K
−2.6%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Confluence

Most working residents leave Confluence for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Wharton (11%), Somerset (4%) and Stewart (4%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

4%work in town

Where working residents work

In Confluence4%
Wharton11%
Somerset4%
Stewart4%
Henry Clay4%
16 mi
median commute distance
113
jobs based in Confluence
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Confluence has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 61 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

61″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–40°
Spring37–62°
Summer57–82°
Fall41–64°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.

67risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
67High riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
2
paid flood claims since 1984
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Health

How healthy Confluence is

Confluence beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 2.

5 measures vs. Pennsylvania
0 better3 too close to call2 worse
What stands outConfluencePA
More older adults who have lost all their teeth24.9%14.5%
Fewer adults seeing a dentist60.3%64.4%
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
17.6 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
A commuter town

96% of working residents leave Confluence for work

Where Confluence’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

11% → Wharton Wharton 11% 4% → Somerset Somerset 4% 4% → Stewart Stewart 4% 4% → Henry Clay Henry Clay 4% 3% → Seven Springs Seven Springs 3% 3% → Grantsville Grantsville 3% Confluence · 4% stay
113jobs based in Confluence
4%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Confluence, Pennsylvania 1905
1905 · Confluence, Pennsylvania 1905 · Wikimedia Commons
Confluence’s story

156 years in pictures

6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.

Turkey Foot area map by G WashingtonLOC 1905 birds eyeRailroad depot
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About Confluence

Borough in Pennsylvania, US

Confluence is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was settled in 1870 and incorporated in 1873. The population was 724 at the 2020 census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1870
Population
722
Area
1.7 sq mi
ZIP code
15424

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