Clappertown Pennsylvania Map

About Clappertown, Pennsylvania

Clappertown is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 98. The population density is 110.6 people per km². Clappertown is located at 40.4031°N, 78.2753°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16693.

Clappertown occupies a narrow, quiet hollow where the earth seems to hold its breath beneath the heavy, verdant shadow of the Allegheny Mountains looming fourteen miles to the west. It lies 10.2 miles southeast of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 142°T), and is situated 6.2 miles east-southeast of Hollidaysburg. Piney Creek carves a persistent, silver path through the landscape, its waters cold and clear as they slip past the foundations of the older, weathered structures. Five miles away, the Ganister Blue Hole offers a still, deep contrast to the rushing flow of the creek, its surface often reflecting the muted gray of a Pennsylvania sky. The terrain is defined by the rigorous, folded geology of the region, where the land rises and falls in long, rhythmic ridges that dictate the movement of the wind and the slow migration of the shadows.

Clappertown carries the quiet weight of an industrial heritage, defined by the extraction of raw materials that once fueled the furnaces of larger, distant centers. The local economy has long been tethered to the rugged reality of the earth, with the proximity of State Game Land 147 ensuring that the surrounding woods remain a dominant, untamed presence in the lives of those who remain. The pace of life here is governed by the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the forest, far removed from the frantic pulse of the cities. While the echoes of past mineral extraction remain in the topography of the nearby landscape, the true character of Clappertown is found in the way the morning light catches the steep, timbered slopes of The Loop, illuminating a stillness that feels both ancient and enduring.

About This Clappertown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clappertown, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.40313, -78.27529. 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 Clappertown includes the ZIP code (16693), 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 (Spring Cove 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.