Cross Keys Pennsylvania Map

About Cross Keys, Pennsylvania

Cross Keys is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 435. The population density is 638.6 people per km². Cross Keys is located at 40.4457°N, 78.4293°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 18902, 17301, 17021.

Cross Keys occupies a position of quiet permanence where the low-lying basin of Carson Valley spreads out to meet the encroaching shadows of the Allegheny Mountains. It lies 5.4 miles south-southwest of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 202°T), and is situated 2.6 miles west-northwest of Hollidaysburg. Spencer Run carves a narrow, rhythmic path through the landscape, its water reflecting the slate-gray sky that often settles over the ridge-and-valley terrain. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, devoid of any saline influence, smelling instead of damp earth and the deep, enduring stillness of the inland woods. Only two miles distant, the still surface of Lakemont Reservoir catches the amber light of late afternoon, providing a tranquil contrast to the rugged ascent of the nearby ridges.

History in Cross Keys is written in the slow, deliberate transition from early agrarian life to the modest industry that sustains the local economy today. The daily pulse of the area remains tethered to the modest commercial corridors that have replaced the older, vanished trades of the past. Residents often seek a moment of respite at Duncansville Memorial Park, a small patch of green space that serves as a focal point for the neighborhood’s modest gatherings. Life in Cross Keys proceeds with a measured, unadorned pace, defined by the seasonal shifts in the foliage of the Allegheny Mountains and the steady, unremarkable flow of the local creek, creating a sense of place that values the steady continuity of the Pennsylvania interior over the frantic pace of the wider world.

About This Cross Keys Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cross Keys, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.445719, -78.429329. 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 Cross Keys includes the ZIP code (18902, 17301, 17021), 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).

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.