Osterburg is a small

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in Bedford County,

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, United States, between

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, Claysburg, and Imler. The ZIP Code for Osterburg is 16667. It is part of the

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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

which operates two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.

Higher and post-secondary education

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- Bedford Campus

Recreation

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.

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 high ...

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

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, with easy access to Altoona, Bellefonte,

, and the

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References

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