Osterburg is a small unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 in Bedford County

Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Bedford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of the 2010 census, the population was 49,762. The county seat is Bedford. It is part of the Altoona, Pennsylvania, Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :...

, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

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, United States

United States

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, between Bedford

Bedford, Pennsylvania

Bedford is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, west of the State Capital, Harrisburg. It is the county seat of Bedford County. Bedford was established in the mid-18th century. Population counts follow: 1890, 2,242; 1900, 2,167; 1910, 2,385. The population was 3,141 at the 2000...

, Claysburg

Claysburg, Pennsylvania

Claysburg is a census-designated place along Interstate 99 and the Allegheny Front near the base of Blue Knob .-Demographics:...

, and Imler. The ZIP Code

ZIP Code

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 for Osterburg is 16667. It is part of the Chestnut Ridge School District

Chestnut Ridge School District

The Chestnut Ridge School District covers the Boroughs of New Paris, Pleasantville, St. Clairsville and Schellsburg and East St. Clair Township, Juniata Township, King Township, Lincoln Township, Napier Township, Pavia Township and West St. Clair Township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It...

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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, Osterburg Diesel, First Commonwealth Bank, and Osterburg Country Store.

Recreation

Although small, there are many recreational activities in the Osterburg area. Bobs Creek

Bobs Creek

Bobs Creek is a tributary of Dunning Creek in south west/south central Pennsylvania in the United States. Via Dunning Creek, it is part of the watershed of the Raystown Branch Juniata River, flowing to the Juniata River, the Susquehanna River, and Chesapeake Bay...

 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

Blue Knob State Park

Blue Knob State Park is a Pennsylvania state park in Kimmel, Lincoln, and Pavia townships in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The average annual snowfall at the park is about . The park is named for Blue Knob, the second highest mountain in Pennsylvania at . It is the location...

 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

Altoona, Pennsylvania

-History:A major railroad town, Altoona was founded by the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1849 as the site for a shop complex. Altoona was incorporated as a borough on February 6, 1854, and as a city under legislation approved on April 3, 1867, and February 8, 1868...

, Bellefonte

Bellefonte, Pennsylvania

Bellefonte is a borough in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies about twelve miles northeast of State College and is part of the State College, Pennsylvania Metropolitan Statistical Area...

, Bedford

Bedford, Pennsylvania

Bedford is a borough in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, west of the State Capital, Harrisburg. It is the county seat of Bedford County. Bedford was established in the mid-18th century. Population counts follow: 1890, 2,242; 1900, 2,167; 1910, 2,385. The population was 3,141 at the 2000...

, and the Pennsylvania Turnpike

Pennsylvania Turnpike

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