120 years in pictures
7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 1906Sankertown is settled
- 2024Entering Sankertown, PA from Cresson, May 2024
A town of 682, settled in 1906.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Be the first to start the conversation.
Ordered by what stands out in Sankertown. Another town gets a different order.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 1% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents leave Sankertown for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Altoona (13%), Cresson (8%) and Logan (6%). Half commute less than 12 miles.
Sankertown has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 80°, a January night drops to 18°, and about 38 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
3 crimes were reported in Sankertown in 2024: 3 property and 0 violent. In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Sankertown is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
Sankertown tracks Pennsylvania closely on all 5 CDC measures.
The median sale price was $65,000 in April 2026.
Where Sankertown’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
7 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Sankertown is a borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Sankertown had a population of 630.
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