Carrolltown Pennsylvania Map

About Carrolltown, Pennsylvania

Carrolltown is a locality in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 914. The population density is 484.2 people per km². Carrolltown is located at 40.6028°N, 78.7086°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15722.

Carrolltown rests in a rolling landscape of Appalachian foothills, where the land rises and dips with a gentle, persistent will. It lies 17.5 miles west-north-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 290°T), and is situated 5.5 miles south-east of Northern Cambria. The air here, especially as afternoon wanes, carries the scent of damp earth and the distant, sweet promise of cut hay, a fragrance that seems to cling to the weathered clapboard of houses and the sturdy brick of the older businesses. Patches of forest, a deep, verdant green even in late summer, punctuate the cultivated fields, their edges softened by the hazy light that filters through the prevailing cloud cover, a common touch in this part of Pennsylvania. The terrain itself, a mosaic of cleared land and shadowed woodland, suggests a history of both cultivation and wildness, a place where human endeavor has worked in concert with, rather than against, the natural contours of the earth. The story of Carrolltown is deeply entwined with the enduring spirit of its German Catholic founders, who established the community in the mid-19th century, seeking a haven for their faith and a fertile ground for their aspirations. This heritage is still palpable in the enduring presence of St. Benedict’s Catholic Church, its spire a landmark against the often-muted sky, and in the quiet resilience of the local economy, which has historically relied on agriculture and, in earlier eras, the extraction of the region's coal. Though the boom-and-bust cycles of mining have long since receded, a sense of industriousness remains, evident in the small-scale businesses that line Main Street, and in the careful stewardship of the surrounding farms, whose fields still yield their bounty. The town’s character, a blend of steadfast tradition and quiet progress, reflects the enduring connection to the land and the generations who have called Carrolltown home.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Carrolltown, Pennsylvania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Carrolltown and Cambria County.

Detailed location data for Carrolltown includes the ZIP code (15722), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Cambria County (Ebensburg), and school district assignment (Cambria Heights 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 Carrolltown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.