Hooversville Pennsylvania Map

About Hooversville, Pennsylvania

Hooversville is a locality in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 666. The population density is 414.2 people per km². Hooversville is located at 40.1470°N, 78.9120°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 15936.

Hooversville sits in a broad, verdant valley, a place where the rolling hills of Somerset County begin to soften their edges. It lies 37.4 miles south-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 227°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-south-west of Windber. The land here exhales a quiet fertility, the fields a patchwork of deep greens and sun-bleached golds under a sky that often carries a soft, diffused light. Ancient oaks, their branches gnarled like the hands of old storytellers, stand sentinel along the roadsides, and the air, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a promise of dew and the slow awakening of the day. Creeks, their beds lined with smooth, grey stones, meander through pastures, their gentle murmur a constant, low hum beneath the rustle of leaves. The history of Hooversville is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring legacy of its agricultural roots and the quiet resilience of its people. For generations, this valley has been a place of farming, the land yielding its bounty to those who worked it with patient hands. The local economy, though diversified over time, still carries the echo of the plow and the harvest. You can feel it in the steady rhythm of the days, in the way neighbors still look out for one another, a shared understanding forged in the common experience of this particular corner of Pennsylvania. It’s a place where the past feels close, not as a distant memory, but as a living presence in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of the community.

About This Hooversville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hooversville, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.147022, -78.911969. 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 Hooversville and Somerset County.

Detailed location data for Hooversville includes the ZIP code (15936), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Somerset County (Somerset), and school district assignment (North Star 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 Hooversville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.