Elberta Pennsylvania Map

About Elberta, Pennsylvania

Elberta is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 271. The population density is 166.3 people per km². Elberta is located at 40.5142°N, 78.3220°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16601.

Elberta occupies a quiet corridor where the Sinking Run carves a narrow, persistent path through the limestone-rich foundations of the Pennsylvania landscape. It lies 3.8 miles east of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 95°T), and is situated 7.0 miles north-northeast of Hollidaysburg. The terrain here is defined by the rigid, shadowed spines of the Allegheny Mountains looming nine miles to the west, creating a basin that feels both sequestered and vast. Within the immediate perimeter, State Game Land 166 extends its dense, undisturbed canopy, offering a sanctuary for wildlife that moves through the undergrowth with a heavy, deliberate silence. Only a mile away, the surface of Kettle Reservoir holds the morning light in a flat, metallic sheen, reflecting the gray-green color of the surrounding hardwoods that shift to deep ochre as the season turns. The air in Elberta carries the cooling moisture of these woodlands, a sharp, clean scent that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the jagged horizon.

Industry in Elberta has always been dictated by the stubborn character of the soil and the presence of the nearby Turkey Valley, where agrarian traditions have persisted for generations. While the broader region once hummed with the mechanical pulse of heavy manufacturing and coal, the local economy here remains rooted in the slow, methodical labor of timber management and the quiet stewardship of the land. The presence of State Game Land 166 serves as more than a boundary; it acts as an anchor for the local identity, fostering a culture that values the endurance of the outdoors over the frantic pace of modern commerce. Life in Elberta moves in alignment with the turning of the seasons, marked by the frost that clings to the valley floor and the rhythmic passage of hunters and hikers who traverse the woods. It is a place where the history of the frontier remains legible in the architecture of the older houses and the enduring silence of the fields, maintaining a steady, grounded existence far from the reach of the distant, crowded coast.

About This Elberta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elberta, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.514237, -78.321957. 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 Elberta 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 (Altoona 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.