Coalmont Pennsylvania Map

About Coalmont, Pennsylvania

Coalmont is a locality in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 90. The population density is 289.6 people per km². Coalmont is located at 40.2112°N, 78.2000°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Coalmont is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 16678.

Coalmont emerges from the rugged terrain of the Allegheny Plateau, defined largely by the persistent, dark currents of Coal Bank Run. It lies 23.6 miles south-southeast of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 154°T), and is situated 17.9 miles south-southeast of Hollidaysburg. The landscape here is characterized by steep, wooded slopes that climb toward the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains, while the low-lying moisture of the region keeps the vegetation dense and deep green. Only three miles away, the quiet basin of Wisdom Hollow acts as a natural catch for the morning mist, which clings to the valley floor until the sun burns it away. Within a short distance, the expansive, still waters of Raystown Lake reflect the shifting clouds, providing a calm counterpoint to the more restless, rushing water of the nearby creek.

Coalmont carries the weight of a long industrial legacy, a history etched into the very earth that once yielded the minerals for which the place is named. The local economy, having transitioned away from the feverish extraction of the past, now finds its pace in the steady, quiet rhythms of a community that values its own seclusion. Residents often gather at Middletown Playground, a space that serves as a modest center for neighborhood life, offering a patch of managed green against the encroaching wildness of the surrounding hills. While the bustle of larger, more distant centers feels removed from this reality, the inhabitants look toward the Childers Ridge Trail to engage with the topography that has shaped their ancestors' lives. In the quiet of the late afternoon, when the light turns a thin, pale gold against the timber, Coalmont feels less like a remnant of a vanishing age and more like a place that has simply decided to slow down and hold its ground.

About This Coalmont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Coalmont, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.211191, -78.20001. 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 Coalmont includes the ZIP code (16678), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Huntingdon County (Huntingdon), and school district assignment (Tussey Mountain 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.