Osterburg, Pennsylvania | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Osterburg |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the U.S. state of Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Bedford |
Subdivision Type3: | Townships |
Subdivision Name3: | King, East St. Clair |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 40.1694°N -78.5203°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 16667 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
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.
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,[1] First Commonwealth Bank,[2] and Osterburg Country Store as well as Peights windows.
Osterburg is served by the Chestnut Ridge School District which operates two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.[3]
Although small, there are many recreational activities in the Osterburg area. Bobs Creek is long and has been determined by American Whitewater to be a class I-III section for rafting and kayaking.[5] Blue Knob State Park is also nearby and provides swimming, camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, snowmobiling, cross country skiing and downhill skiing.[6]
Osterburg is a half mile from access to I-99 and US 220, with easy access to Altoona, Bellefonte, Bedford, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike.