Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Cook

A township of 2,412 people in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Cook

What’s happening this week

All posts →
This week+ What’s happening in Cook?
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Cook.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Cook

Explore places →

Outdoors in Cook

Parks & trails →

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

3

Know Cook

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Cook

Township in Pennsylvania, US
1,896Population
47.3 sq miArea

Cook Township is a township in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,888 at the 2020 census, a decrease from 2,250 at the 2010 census, and 2,403 at the 2000 census.

Official town website ↗

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

Town numbers

Living in Cook

Work & commute in Cook

Full picture →

Most working residents leave Cook for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Donegal (8%), Unity (7%) and Hempfield (6%). Half commute less than 16 miles.

Donegal
8%
Unity
7%
Hempfield
6%
Pittsburgh
6%
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSWork & commute in Cook →

Health in Cook

Compared with Pennsylvania

≈Just like Pennsylvania

No difference on any of 5 measures is outside the margin of error.

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

Nothing stands out: Cook tracks Pennsylvania closely.

Care nearby

Excela Health Latrobe HospitalLatrobe · 9.4 mi · ER
Latrobe Health CenterLatrobe · 11.2 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careNo shortage
DentalNo shortage
Mental healthNo shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · ZIP codes 15677, 15658, 15687 · CMS · HRSAHealth in Cook →

Natural hazards in Cook

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Cook →

Climate in Cook

Full climate →

Cook has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 83°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 48 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

39° / 22°Winter
61° / 37°Spring
81° / 58°Summer
63° / 41°Fall
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Climate in Cook →

Libraries near Cook

See all →
Nearest: Ligonier Valley LibraryLigonier · 5.9 miles · 48 hrs a week
Famous people from CookWriters, athletes, leaders and more who were born in Cook.Meet them →

Where Cook is

Explore map →
Locator map of Cook
Wikimedia Commons · Map: US Census, as cropped /edited by Ram-Man, color added to highlight township by Dincher · Public domain

Location map

Pennsylvania · PA · Westmoreland CountyTown boundary on OpenStreetMap →

How things work in Cook

All explainers →
The door’s open

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Cook, PAWestmoreland CountyView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

Cook is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/15 · 2025-01-01