Charlottsville Pennsylvania Map

About Charlottsville, Pennsylvania

Charlottsville is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 48. The population density is 257.4 people per km². Charlottsville is located at 40.6448°N, 78.2770°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16686.

Charlottsville maintains a quiet posture along the banks of the Little Juniata River, where the water carves a steady, silver path through the deep, earthen floor of Fry Hollow. It lies 10.7 miles northeast of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 35°T), and is situated 2.7 miles southwest of Tyrone. The landscape here is defined by the rigid, ancient geometry of the region, where the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains anchor the western horizon. A heavy stillness often clings to the morning air, caught between the slopes of the valley and the cool, damp breath of the riverbed. Only three miles away, the dark, reflective surface of Tyrone Reservoir Number One provides a reservoir of silence, contrasting with the active, flowing life of the valley floor.

Charlottsville emerged from the rugged persistence of those who worked the soil and the timber, carving a living from the dense, inland topography long before the modern grid arrived. The local economy remains anchored to the rhythms of the earth and the small-scale commerce that moves through the valley, far removed from the frantic pace of larger metropolitan corridors. Residents often seek the quietude of Tyrone Park for their recreation, or trace the historic paths of the Indian Trail, which winds through the broader landscape like a thread pulled through time. While the Pennsylvania State University Experimental Forest stands twenty miles to the north as a guardian of regional silviculture, the character of Charlottsville itself remains defined by this immediate, intimate connection to the land and the steadfast, unpretentious endurance of its people.

About This Charlottsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Charlottsville, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.644786, -78.276958. 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 Charlottsville includes the ZIP code (16686), 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 (Bellwood-Antis 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.