Culp Pennsylvania Map

About Culp, Pennsylvania

Culp is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 30. The population density is 112.5 people per km². Culp is located at 40.5803°N, 78.2600°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16601.

Culp holds a position of quiet permanence where the Sinking Run carves a shallow, persistent path through the limestone-rich soil of the earth. It lies 8.3 miles east-northeast of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 59°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of Tyrone. The landscape surrounding Culp maintains a deliberate, muted character, defined by the long, sloping ridges that rise toward the Allegheny Mountains visible in the distance. Sunlight here often arrives filtered through a haze of high-altitude moisture, casting long, thin shadows across the fields that stretch toward Logan Valley. The air carries the scent of damp shale and cooling earth, a heavy stillness that settles over the land long before the sun disappears behind the crests of the western slopes.

Fort Roberdeau Historic Site & Natural Area occupies the local ground, serving as a reminder of the era when this territory served as an outpost for the frontier. The economy of Culp has long been tethered to the slow accumulation of agricultural yield and the steady pulse of regional transit, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers. Residents observe the changing of the seasons with a practiced focus, looking toward the recreational waters of Canoe Creek Lake when the heat of midsummer finally breaks. Life in Culp proceeds with an unadorned precision, marked by the maintenance of old stone foundations and the careful cultivation of the fields that fan out from the center of the settlement.

About This Culp Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Culp, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.580345, -78.260013. 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 Culp includes the ZIP code (16601), 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 (Tyrone 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.