Ore Hill Pennsylvania Map

About Ore Hill, Pennsylvania

Ore Hill is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 214. The population density is 121.5 people per km². Ore Hill is located at 40.2937°N, 78.4008°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16673.

Ore Hill rises from the rolling Appalachian foothills, its slopes a patchwork of dense, shadowed woodlands and sun-drenched clearings. It lies 15.5 miles south of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 181°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south of Hollidaysburg. The terrain here is sculpted by time and water, with narrow valleys cradling small streams that murmur their way through the landscape. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a crisp, clean scent of pine and damp earth, a subtle invitation to explore the winding backroads that snake through the hills. In the late afternoon, the sun slants through the trees, casting long, ethereal shadows that lend a quiet majesty to the scene. The history of Ore Hill is inextricably linked to the earth beneath it, a legacy of mining that once pulsed through its veins. Though the mines are largely silent now, the echoes of that industrious past remain, a subtle undercurrent in the local character. The economy, once dominated by the extraction of coal and iron, has shifted, with agriculture and small businesses forming the backbone of Ore Hill's present. A quiet pride persists in the resilience of the people, a characteristic born from generations who worked this challenging, yet beautiful, land.

About This Ore Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ore Hill, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.293688, -78.400847. 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 Ore Hill and Blair County.

Detailed location data for Ore Hill includes the ZIP code (16673), 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 Ore Hill is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.