156 years in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 1870Confluence is settled
- 1754Turkey Foot area map by G Washington
- 1905Confluence, Pennsylvania 1905
- 1940Railroad depot
- 1993USACE Youghiogheny Lake and Dam
A town of 577, settled in 1870. A typical home worth about $148K.
The thing Confluence does most differently from other towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Be the first to start the conversation.
Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Confluence. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Confluence home is worth about $148,000, down 2.6% in a year, 49% below the Pennsylvania typical home.
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.
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.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
Confluence beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Confluence | PA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.9% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 60.3% | 64.4% |
Where Confluence’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
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.
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