ShanksvillePA
A town of 183, settled in 1798.
183 people, and everyone knows the way
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Local news
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- Shade vs Rockwood - Girls Junior Varsity Volleyball 09/21/2026 | Watch Live & On DemandNFHS Network · Sep 21
- Flight 93 heroes honored with chalk portraits at Shanksville memorialABC27 · Sep 14
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Shanksville. Another town gets a different order.
Very low risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 9% of U.S. communities.
Most working residents commute out of Shanksville
Most working residents leave Shanksville for work: only 1% work in town. The top destinations are Somerset (18%), Somerset (12%) and Stonycreek (10%). Half commute less than 10 miles.
Where working residents work
Snowy winters, pleasant summers
Shanksville has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 17°, and about 97 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Typical low → high °F
How healthy Shanksville is
Shanksville beats the Pennsylvania average on 0 of 5 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Shanksville | PA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 58.6% | 64.4% |
99% of working residents leave Shanksville for work
Where Shanksville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Shanksville
Borough in Pennsylvania, US
Shanksville is a borough in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of 199 as of the 2020 U.S. census. It is part of the Somerset, Pennsylvania Micropolitan Statistical Area and is located 78 miles (126 km) southeast of Pittsburgh and 226 miles (364 km) west of Philadelphia. Shanksville garnered global attention during the September 11 attacks when United Airlines Flight 93, bound from Newark, New Jersey for San Francisco, crashed in adjacent Stonycreek Township after its passengers and crew members rebelled against the flight's al-Qaeda terrorist hijackers. It was the only one of the four hijacked planes that failed to reach the terrorists' intended target.
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- Established
- 1798
- Population
- 199
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,231 ft
- ZIP code
- 15560