East Freedom Pennsylvania Map

About East Freedom, Pennsylvania

East Freedom is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 597. The population density is 478.2 people per km². East Freedom is located at 40.3576°N, 78.4297°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16637.

East Freedom rests in a broad valley, cradled by hills that rise with a gentle, forested swell, their slopes softened by a patchwork of farms and fields. It lies 11.3 miles south of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 189°T), and is situated 5.3 miles south-south-west of Hollidaysburg. The Conemaugh River, a ribbon of pewter under the often-grey Pennsylvania sky, meanders to the north, its presence a quiet hum felt more than heard. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a fragrance that clings to the afternoon light, especially in the late autumn when the leaves turn to shades of rust and ember. The houses, many of them clapboard and stone, huddle together along the main road, their porches worn smooth by generations of footsteps, each one a small, self-contained world against the vastness of the surrounding countryside. This corner of Blair County, once a place of industry and enterprise, now moves at a more deliberate pace. The echoes of coal mining and lumber mills, the lifeblood of earlier days, have faded, leaving behind a landscape that has largely returned to agriculture and quiet residential life. Local businesses, like the general store and the diner, serve as informal gathering places, their windows reflecting the passing cars and the steady, unhurried rhythm of East Freedom. The history of the area is written not in grand monuments, but in the weathered barns and the names on mailboxes, a subtle testament to the families who have worked this land and built their lives within its embrace.

About This East Freedom Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of East Freedom, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.357574, -78.429736. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on East Freedom and Blair County.

Detailed location data for East Freedom includes the ZIP code (16637), 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). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct East Freedom is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.