THE UPPER YODER LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Uplands and Valleys of Mixed Land Use setting.
Upper Yoder township has 11.7 square miles of land in Cambria County. Its Census reference point is in Uplands and Valleys of Mixed Land Use, within Central Appalachians.
A rugged, deeply cut plateau of sandstone, shale and related rocks supports extensive forest. High hills and low mountains distinguish this Appalachian landscape from smoother neighboring regions.
Regional context: Central Appalachians ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Upper Yoder and Cambria County
Upper Yoder is associated with Cambria County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Upper Yoder by land and water
The Census records 0.03 square miles of water within Upper Yoder, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 0.5 percentage points lower than the 0.8% recorded for Cambria County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Upper Yoder township has 5.9 times the land area of nearby Elim CDP (2 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

