Osterburg, Pennsylvania

Osterburg
—  Unincorporated community  —
Osterburg Location within the state of Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 40°10′10″N 78°31′13″W / 40.16944°N 78.52028°W / 40.16944; -78.52028Coordinates: 40°10′10″N 78°31′13″W / 40.16944°N 78.52028°W / 40.16944; -78.52028
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Bedford
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	16667
FIPS code
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.

Economy

Logging and dairy farming are leading parts of the economy of the Osterburg area. Local businesses include Osterburg General Store & Restaurant, Osterburg Post Office, Slick's Ivy Stone Restaurant,^[1] Osterburg Diesel, First Commonwealth Bank,^[2] and Osterburg Country Store.

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.^[3] Blue Knob State Park is also nearby and provides swimming, camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, snowmobiling, cross country skiing and downhill skiing.^[4]

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. ^ http://www.slicksivystone.com/
2. ^ https://www.fcbanking.com/Banking/onlinebanking.html
3. ^ http://www.riverfacts.com/rivers/12778.html
4. ^ http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/parks/blueknob.aspx