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About Mount Joy, Pennsylvania

Mount Joy is a locality in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. Mount Joy is located at 41.0528°N, 78.4359°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 17552.

Mount Joy rises from the rolling hills of Clearfield County, a landscape etched by the slow, persistent work of water and time. It lies 35.0 miles west-north-west of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 301°T), and is situated 1.8 miles north of Clearfield. The terrain here is a patient conversation between broad fields and dense woodlands, where the air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a sweetness of damp earth and pine. The land breathes with a quiet resilience, its contours softened by seasons of sun and snow. Here, the sky feels vast, a canvas for clouds that drift with an almost deliberate grace, casting fleeting shadows across the greening slopes. The economic pulse of Mount Joy has long been tied to the bounty of the earth and the ingenuity of its people. Coal veins, once the lifeblood of this region, have yielded to a more diversified economy, where agriculture still holds its ground, with family farms dotting the landscape, their barns standing as weathered sentinels. The legacy of industry is not forgotten, but it is now overlaid with the quiet hum of small businesses and the steady progress of those who call Mount Joy home. The local character is one of pragmatic optimism, a quiet strength that has seen the community through changing tides, a testament to the enduring spirit of its inhabitants.

About This Mount Joy Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.052836, -78.435854. 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 Mount Joy and Clearfield County.

Detailed location data for Mount Joy includes the ZIP code (16830), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Clearfield County (Clearfield), and school district assignment (Donegal 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 Mount Joy is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.