Dumb Hundred Pennsylvania Map

About Dumb Hundred, Pennsylvania

Dumb Hundred is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 84. The population density is 172.5 people per km². Dumb Hundred is located at 40.3173°N, 78.4083°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16673.

Dumb Hundred occupies a basin of quiet, deliberate earth where the Halter Creek carves a persistent path through the limestone-heavy soil. It lies 13.9 miles south of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 183°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south of Hollidaysburg. The landscape surrounding Dumb Hundred consists of deep-shadowed woodlands and stubborn, clay-packed fields that hold the morning frost long after the sun has climbed the sky. To the west, the silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains break the horizon, their jagged crests suggesting a rugged barrier against the wider world. Closer to the soil, the terrain softens into the gentle, verdant expanse of Shawnee Park, where the vegetation clings to the damp ground with a tenacity born of long, grey winters. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, bruised quality, turning the canopy of the nearby woodlands into a series of dark, overlapping planes that seem to hum with the cooling air.

Industry in Dumb Hundred remains anchored to the slow, mechanical pulse of the interior, drawing its strength from the remnants of older labor and the cultivation of the surrounding valley floors. While the proximity of Wolf Hollow provides a natural drainage that once supported small-scale milling operations, the current economy relies on a quiet endurance, with residents maintaining a rhythm dictated by the seasons rather than the frantic pace of the larger hubs. History here is not written in grand monuments, but in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that lines the local thoroughfares, reflecting a heritage of modest craftsmanship. Residents often look toward the Hollidaysburg Reservoir when the summer heat hangs heavy, finding a brief respite in the stillness of the water. Life in Dumb Hundred persists as a series of small, necessary actions, defined by the steady flow of the creek and the enduring, stoic presence of the ridges that frame the view.

About This Dumb Hundred Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dumb Hundred, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.317312, -78.408333. 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 Dumb Hundred includes the ZIP code (16673), 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.