Foot of Ten Pennsylvania Map

About Foot of Ten, Pennsylvania

Foot of Ten is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 466. The population density is 363.9 people per km². Foot of Ten is located at 40.4159°N, 78.4553°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16635.

Foot of Ten unfolds as a landscape of quiet persistence, where rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of mature woodlands, gently give way to fertile valleys. It lies 7.8 miles south-south-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 204°T), and is situated 3.6 miles west-south-west of Hollidaysburg. The air here carries the clean, damp scent of earth and pine, particularly potent after a summer rain, and the sky often stretches a vast, pale blue, occasionally broken by the dramatic sweep of a hawk on the thermals. Small farms, their fields meticulously arranged like patchwork quilts, punctuate the verdant expanse, their barns weathered to the colour of sun-bleached bone. Creeks, their waters clear and cool, meander through the terrain, reflecting the dappled sunlight that filters through the leaf canopy, their murmurs a constant, soothing counterpoint to the rustle of leaves. The history of Foot of Ten is inextricably linked to the bounty of the land and the labour of its people. Once the domain of agricultural pursuits, the fertile soil yielded crops that sustained generations, and the echoes of that agrarian past can still be felt in the enduring spirit of self-reliance. While industry has ebbed and flowed, leaving behind the skeletal remains of former enterprises in some forgotten hollows, the local economy now finds its footing in a blend of small businesses and continuing agricultural traditions, a testament to the area's enduring capacity for adaptation. The very character of Foot of Ten is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet dignity of its residents, their lives unfolding with a steady, unhurried cadence, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the land.

About This Foot of Ten Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Foot of Ten, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.415906, -78.455292. 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 Foot of Ten and Blair County.

Detailed location data for Foot of Ten includes the ZIP code (16635), 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 (Hollidaysburg Area 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 Foot of Ten is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.