Broad Top City Pennsylvania Map

About Broad Top City, Pennsylvania

Broad Top City is a locality in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 391. The population density is 245.3 people per km². Broad Top City is located at 40.2023°N, 78.1408°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16621.

Broad Top City rests in a fold of Pennsylvania's Appalachian foothills, a landscape of steep, wooded slopes that spill into narrow valleys. It lies 25.6 miles south-south-east of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 148°T), and is situated 5.5 miles east of Saxton. The air here, especially in the cool, shadowed mornings, carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles, a clean, sharp perfume that clings to the evergreen stands. The terrain is a testament to the relentless shaping of water and time, with streams that carve their way through the bedrock, feeding into broader rivers that snake through the wider country beyond. The houses of Broad Top City are clustered along these lower elevations, their modest facades facing the worn asphalt of the main thoroughfares, and behind them, the hills rise, a constant, verdant presence. This area's story is deeply entwined with the extraction of coal, a history that has left its mark on the very character of Broad Top City. The veins of anthracite that once fueled industries far and wide are now largely depleted, and the echoes of that boom time can be felt in the quiet streets and the enduring resilience of its people. The local economy, once dominated by the mines and their associated industries, has diversified, with residents often commuting to work in surrounding communities. Yet, a palpable sense of place remains, a quiet pride in enduring the cycles of prosperity and hardship, and a connection to the enduring natural beauty of the surrounding mountains that have witnessed it all.

About This Broad Top City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Broad Top City, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.202302, -78.140841. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Broad Top City and Huntingdon County.

Detailed location data for Broad Top City includes the ZIP code (16621), 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 (Tussey Mountain School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Broad Top City is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.