Alfarata Pennsylvania Map

About Alfarata, Pennsylvania

Alfarata is a locality in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 154. The population density is 106.4 people per km². Alfarata is located at 40.6619°N, 77.4559°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 16611, 17044.

Alfarata occupies a quiet stretch of land where the Frankstown Branch Juniata River carves a deliberate path through the earth, marking the boundary between the water’s edge and the rising terrain. It lies 14.9 miles east-northeast of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 77°T), and is situated 8.0 miles northwest of Huntingdon. This landscape is defined by the dense, shadowed expanses of Rothrock State Forest, which press against the periphery of Alfarata, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains serves as a permanent anchor on the horizon. To the north, the terrain dips into the secluded basin of Teaberry Hollow, where the air often holds a sharper, cooler weight than in the river valley. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, filtering through the dense canopy to illuminate the moss and damp limestone in shades of slate and deep, muted ochre.

History in Alfarata remains etched into the rhythm of the soil, grounded in an economy that has long shifted from early resource extraction to the modest, steady pace of modern life. Residents often navigate the proximity of the Pennsylvania State University Experimental Forest, a place where the deliberate study of growth and timber informs the local understanding of the woods. During the warmer months, the focus of activity drifts toward the wider waters of Raystown Lake or the steady, measured inclines of the Round Top Trail, which offers a vantage point over the convergence of valley and ridge. Life here moves with the deliberate, unhurried cadence of a place that has learned to accommodate the seasons, where the sound of the river remains a constant, low-frequency presence beneath the hum of daily affairs.

About This Alfarata Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alfarata, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.661867, -77.455851. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Alfarata includes the ZIP code (16611, 17044), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Huntingdon County (Huntingdon), and school district assignment (Mifflin County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.