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Carrolltown Pennsylvania Map

Explore Carrolltown, Pennsylvania, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Carrolltown, Pennsylvania

How to Use This Carrolltown, Pennsylvania Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Carrolltown, Pennsylvania. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Pennsylvania or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Carrolltown.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Carrolltown
State	Pennsylvania (PA)
County	Cambria County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	40.602846
Longitude	-78.708635
Population	1,051
Density	571.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	15722
Area Code	215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878
County Seat	Ebensburg
School District	Cambria Heights School District

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About Carrolltown, Pennsylvania

Carrolltown is a locality in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,051. The population density is 571.5 people per km². Carrolltown is located at 40.6028°N, 78.7086°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Carrolltown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 15722.

Carrolltown occupies a high, firm perch upon the Allegheny Plateau, where the air thins and sharpens as it moves across the elevated terrain. It lies 17.5 miles west-northwest of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 290°T), and is situated 5.5 miles southeast of Northern Cambria. Little Chest Creek meanders through the landscape near the perimeter, its waters carving a steady, persistent path that defines the local drainage. To the east, the silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains looms against the horizon, a jagged reminder of the earth’s ancient, folded pressure. Residents find a quiet refuge within the Carrolltown Area Recreational Park, a space where the grass grows thick and the wind carries the scent of damp soil and coming frost. Only a mile away, the surface of Carrolltown Reservoir reflects the shifting gray of the Pennsylvania sky, holding the stillness of the interior land far from the reach of any distant tide.

History lingers in the bedrock of Carrolltown, a place forged by the labor of those who looked to the earth for their livelihood. The economy once drew its primary strength from the deep veins of coal beneath the soil, an industry that shaped the architecture of the streets and the sturdy character of the inhabitants. Beyond the reach of the mines, the surrounding fields continue to yield to the seasonal pulse of agriculture, maintaining a rhythm that predates the modern era. Travelers passing through might glimpse the quiet resolve of the community, where the legacy of hard work remains etched into the brick and timber of the older storefronts. Far from the deep basins like Driscoll Hollow, life here unfolds with a deliberate pace, grounded by the steady, persistent climb of the plateau and the enduring memory of the men who worked the seams.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Carrolltown Area Recreational Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 350° N
Bakerton Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 269° W
Cambrian Hills Country Club (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 346° N
State Game Land 108 (State Resource Management Area) — 4.8 mi, 046° NE
State Game Land 334 (State Resource Management Area) — 5.4 mi, 350° N
Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 6.9 mi, 184° S
Prince Gallitzin State Park (State Park) — 7.1 mi, 064° NE
Ebensburg Country Club (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 175° S
Keirn Family World War II Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 150° SE
Cambria County Historical Society (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 186° S
War Memorial (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 186° S
Bendel-Davis-Curtis home (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 188° S
Ashville Monumnet (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 110° E
Cresson Railroad Observation Platform (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 147° SE
Galliztin Tuneels Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 135° SE
Coalport Area Coal Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 042° NE
Cassandra Railroad Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.0 mi, 164° S
Yellow Creek State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 264° W
Great Auk (Public Artwork) — 16.3 mi, 105° E
Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 110° E
Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 18.5 mi, 189° S
Leap-The-Dips (Theme Park) — 18.8 mi, 119° SE
Old Duncansville Airmail field (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 133° SE
Bottle Works (Arts Centre) — 21.5 mi, 212° SW
Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.4 mi, 210° SW
IUP Arch (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 273° W
Clear Shade Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 26.8 mi, 182° S
Quehanna Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 46.4 mi, 030° NE
Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 53.1 mi, 353° N · 514k acres

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