Carson Valley Pennsylvania Map

About Carson Valley, Pennsylvania

Carson Valley is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 133. The population density is 113.3 people per km². Carson Valley is located at 40.4501°N, 78.4507°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16635.

Carson Valley breathes with a quiet, agricultural grace, its rolling hills a soft green quilt stitched with the darker threads of woodland. It lies 5.6 miles south-south-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 212°T), and is situated 3.6 miles west-north-west of Hollidaysburg. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and distant pine, a fragrance that seems to settle into the very bones of the place. Broad fields, etched with the patient lines of plows, stretch towards a horizon often softened by a hazy, golden light, a testament to the enduring partnership between the land and those who tend it. Small farmsteads, with their weathered barns and sturdy silos, punctuate the landscape, their structures speaking of generations of labor and a deep-rooted connection to this Pennsylvania soil. The quietude is profound, broken only by the rustle of wind through corn stalks or the distant call of a crow, a stillness that invites contemplation. The history of Carson Valley is written in the enduring spirit of its people and the very shape of the land. This valley, long a breadbasket for surrounding communities, has seen its economy ebb and flow with the fortunes of agriculture, its fertile ground yielding crops that have sustained families for more than a century. While the hum of tractors remains a familiar sound, the echoes of earlier industries, perhaps once drawn by the promise of timber or coal, can still be felt in the enduring character of the older stone farmhouses. The local character is one of quiet resilience and a deep appreciation for the natural world, a place where life moves at a pace dictated by the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock. It’s a place where the simple beauty of an open sky at dusk, painted with strokes of rose and lavender, can feel like a profound and lasting treasure.

About This Carson Valley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Carson Valley, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.450144, -78.450659. 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 Carson Valley and Blair County.

Detailed location data for Carson Valley includes the ZIP code (16635), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Blair County (Hollidaysburg), and school district assignment (Hollidaysburg Area 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 Carson Valley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.