Eldorado Pennsylvania Map

About Eldorado, Pennsylvania

Eldorado is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 712. The population density is 379.7 people per km². Eldorado is located at 40.4812°N, 78.4393°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 16602, 16049, 16601.

Eldorado stretches across the rugged terrain where the persistent flow of Burgoon Run carves a path through the earth, marking the land with its steady, quiet movement. It lies 3.6 miles south-southwest of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 206°T), and is situated 3.6 miles north-northwest of Hollidaysburg. The physical character of Eldorado is defined by the presence of the Allegheny Mountains, which rise like a dark, serrated curtain against the horizon only four miles away. To the south, the low dip of Carson Valley offers a reprieve from the higher elevations, while the surface of Lakemont Reservoir catches the pale, slanted light of late afternoon, turning the water into a sheet of hammered pewter. The air here holds the crisp, metallic tang of the interior, untainted by the salt of distant shores and heavy with the scent of damp soil and pine needles that cling to the slopes.

Eldorado carries the weight of a working history, shaped by the industrial pulse that once hammered through the nearby rail corridors and manufacturing centers. The local economy maintains a steady, rhythmic pace, echoing the industrious spirit of the region as people move through their days with a measured, deliberate focus. At the center of the neighborhood, the Eldorado Ballfield serves as a gathering ground where the grass wears thin under the feet of generations, acting as a small, green anchor for the lives lived around it. Life in Eldorado is marked by the shifting shadows of the mountains and the enduring presence of the creek, a place where the seasons dictate the turn of the work week and the evening quiet settles over the porches like a slow, cooling blanket.

About This Eldorado Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Eldorado, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.481187, -78.439291. 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 Eldorado includes the ZIP code (16602, 16049, 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.