East Sharpsburg Pennsylvania Map

About East Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania

East Sharpsburg is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 85. The population density is 556.2 people per km². East Sharpsburg is located at 40.3326°N, 78.3692°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16673.

East Sharpsburg unfolds across a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic movement of Plum Creek, which slices through the terrain with a quiet, persistent gravity. It lies 12.9 miles south of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 174°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south of Hollidaysburg. The earth here rises in measured, undulant swells, a prelude to the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains that guard the western horizon. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the land transitions into a tapestry of cultivated fields and dense woodlots, with State Game Land 147 offering a sprawling, untamed periphery just a mile from the residential core. At dusk, the light catches the limestone dust on the backroads, turning the air a pale, translucent violet that settles into the hollows and clings to the low-hanging branches of the oaks.

East Sharpsburg retains the quiet weight of its industrial heritage, a history forged in the grit of the Pennsylvania interior where iron and agriculture once dictated the cadence of the seasons. While the bustle of larger manufacturing centers remains a memory, the local economy continues to pulse with a self-reliant energy, sustained by the small-scale commerce and labor that keep the storefronts and workshops functional. A few miles away, the waters of the Hollidaysburg Reservoir provide a still, reflective anchor for the region, contrasting with the active, bubbling course of the nearby creeks. Life in East Sharpsburg moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, characterized by the sound of heavy machinery idling in the distance and the enduring, stoic character of a place that values the hard-won utility of the land over the vanity of outward display.

About This East Sharpsburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of East Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.332576, -78.36918. 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 East Sharpsburg 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.