Homewood at Martinsburg Pennsylvania Map

About Homewood at Martinsburg, Pennsylvania

Homewood at Martinsburg is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 332. The population density is 1088.7 people per km². Homewood at Martinsburg is located at 40.3051°N, 78.3318°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16662.

Homewood at Martinsburg lies within the rolling embrace of Blair County's fertile valleys, a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate work of water and time. It lies 15.1 miles south-south-east of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 167°T), and is situated 9.0 miles south-south-east of Hollidaysburg. The land here is a patchwork of cultivated fields, their greens and golds shifting with the seasons, interspersed with stands of mature deciduous trees that catch the sunlight in a thousand shifting patterns. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the scent of damp earth and drying hay, a subtle perfume that speaks of agricultural rhythms and the quiet industry of the land. Distant hills, their ridges softened by a haze of distance, form a constant, gentle backdrop, their slopes a deep, verdant green during the warmer months. The history of Homewood at Martinsburg is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of the region, a place where generations have worked the soil and built their lives around its bounty. The local economy still leans heavily on farming, with dairies and crop production forming the backbone of the community’s sustenance. Beyond the fields, remnants of earlier industrial endeavors can be glimpsed, whispers of a past that saw different forms of labor shaping the local character. The distinctive feature of Homewood at Martinsburg, and indeed much of this stretch of the Juniata River watershed, is this persistent connection to the land, a groundedness that permeates the everyday pace of life, where the changing light on the fields dictates more than just the hour.

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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Homewood at Martinsburg, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.305073, -78.331752. 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 Homewood at Martinsburg and Blair County.

Detailed location data for Homewood at Martinsburg includes the ZIP code (16662), 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 Homewood at Martinsburg is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.