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Osterburg, Pennsylvania

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Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, United States
Osterburg, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated community
Entering Osterburg from the west on PA 869Entering Osterburg from the west on PA 869
Osterburg is located in PennsylvaniaOsterburgOsterburgLocation within the U.S. state of PennsylvaniaShow map of PennsylvaniaOsterburg is located in the United StatesOsterburgOsterburgOsterburg (the United States)Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 40°10′10″N 78°31′13″W / 40.16944°N 78.52028°W / 40.16944; -78.52028
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyBedford
TownshipsKing, East St. Clair
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes16667

Osterburg is a small unincorporated community in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States, between Bedford, Claysburg, and Imler. The ZIP Code for Osterburg is 16667. It is part of the Chestnut Ridge School District.

Economy

Logging and dairy farming are leading parts of the economy of the Osterburg area. Local businesses include Osterburg Post Office, Slick's Ivy Stone Restaurant, First Commonwealth Bank, and Osterburg Country Store as well as Peights windows.

Education

Public schools

Osterburg is served by the Chestnut Ridge School District which operates two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.

Higher and post-secondary education

Recreation

Although small, there are many recreational activities in the Osterburg area. Bobs Creek is 13.1 miles (21.1 km) long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class I-III section for rafting and kayaking. Blue Knob State Park is also nearby and provides swimming, camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, snowmobiling, cross country skiing and downhill skiing.

Transportation

Osterburg is a half mile from access to I-99 and US 220, with easy access to Altoona, Bellefonte, Bedford, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

References

  1. "Home". slicksivystone.com.
  2. https://www.fcbanking.com/Banking/onlinebanking.html
  3. Chestnut Ridge School District. crsd.k12.pa.us. Retrieved on 2014-08-27.
  4. Allegany College of Maryland allegany.edu/x120.xml. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  5. "Pennsylvania whitewater Bobs Creek".
  6. "State Parks". Archived from the original on February 2, 2004.
Municipalities and communities of Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
County seat: Bedford
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