Cedar Crest Pennsylvania Map

About Cedar Crest, Pennsylvania

Cedar Crest is a locality in Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 157. The population density is 279.3 people per km². Cedar Crest is located at 40.3966°N, 77.8858°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17066.

Cedar Crest unfolds as a series of limestone ridges and dense thickets that define the rugged character of the interior landscape. It lies 27.4 miles south of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 183°T), and is situated 8.9 miles southeast of Huntingdon. The Furnace Run carves a narrow, persistent path through the local topography, its cold waters reflecting the muted colors of a sky that often hangs low and heavy over the surrounding woods. To the west, the distant peaks of the Appalachian Mountains loom against the horizon, providing a permanent, jagged boundary to the view. Directly adjacent to the settlement, State Game Land 112 stretches out in a sprawl of untamed brush and timber, while the nearby depression of Long Hollow traps the morning mist until well past the hour of breakfast. The air here holds a distinct sharpness, smelling of damp earth and decaying leaves, a reminder that the land remains indifferent to the small human footprint placed upon it.

Cedar Crest persists through a quiet economy tied to the land and the memory of older, harder labor. While industrial ambition once fueled the region, the current pace of life is dictated by the slow shift of seasons and the maintenance of the rural infrastructure that keeps the surrounding acreage connected. Residents often look toward the resources of the interior, perhaps taking a quiet drive toward the water of Singers Gap Reservoir or walking the perimeter of the Anthill Trail to observe the changing forest canopy. Education and land management are constant, distant points of gravity, as the influence of The Pennsylvania State University Experimental Forest dictates how the timber is understood and protected. Life in Cedar Crest moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, where the routine of the day is measured not by clocks, but by the fading light that catches the gray bark of the trees as evening descends.

About This Cedar Crest Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cedar Crest, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.3966, -77.8858. 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 Cedar Crest includes the ZIP code (17066), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Mifflin County (Lewistown), and school district assignment (Mount Union Area 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.