Blossburg, PA Noise Levels
How loud is Blossburg, PA?
BTS only publishes Blossburg, PA in the 70-79.9 dB(A) band, which straddles HUD's own dividing line: depending on exactly where in that range the true 24-hour average falls, this reads as "Normally Unacceptable" (65-75 dB(A)) or "Unacceptable" (above 75 dB(A)) under 24 CFR 51.104. The main source is road traffic, well ahead of the other two modes BTS tracks. That's the reading at Blossburg's Census-defined center point, not any one street, BTS's map is a live raster, not a per-address service.
Where Blossburg's noise comes from
BTS models these three sources separately before combining them, so a place can be quiet on two and loud on the third.
If you're weighing a move to Blossburg
That also clears FHWA's own 66 dB(A) impact threshold for residential land use (23 CFR 772, Table 1), the level highway agencies use to decide whether a new road needs a sound wall. Upgraded windows, door seals and STC-rated glazing meaningfully cut broadband, near-continuous road noise.
How Blossburg compares nationally
Blossburg ranks 56 of 3,622 measured places nationally, 1 being the loudest this dataset covers. Population is about 1,509, 8,712th largest of the 12,137 places covered here.
Checking one address in Blossburg
Nothing here substitutes for checking one address in Blossburg directly, and BTS's own map lets anyone do that at no cost.
Blossburg's number isn't a one-off calculation, it comes from the same method covered in the methodology guide. The guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise explains why road traffic calls for a different fix than the other two sources.