Pinecroft Pennsylvania Map

About Pinecroft, Pennsylvania

Pinecroft is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 300. The population density is 447.2 people per km². Pinecroft is located at 40.5687°N, 78.3500°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16601.

Pinecroft holds a quiet stillness where the waters of Sandy Run carve a path through the earth, marking the transition from the lowlands toward the looming mass of the Allegheny Mountains. It lies 4.2 miles northeast of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 34°T), and is situated 10.0 miles north-northeast of Hollidaysburg. The air here carries a crisp, mineral weight, and when the light fails at dusk, it bruises the sky into shades of deep violet and slate gray, illuminating the rugged silhouettes of the ridges that hem the horizon. Three miles away, the surface of Homer Gap Reservoir remains a polished dark mirror, reflecting the dense canopy of trees that guard the perimeter of the water. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into the folds of Logan Valley, where the terrain is defined by its stubborn, rocky soil and the persistent, slow-moving currents that dictate the geography of the floor.

Pinecroft retains the echoes of an industrial age, its history etched into the remnants of rail beds and the quiet industry that once moved through these corridors. The Bells Gap Railroad Trail now serves as a passage for those seeking the stillness of the woods, repurposing the old iron arteries into a quiet ribbon of gravel and loam that traverses the local landscape. Life in Pinecroft moves with the measured pace of a place that has long outlasted its initial boom, favoring the steady work of small enterprises and the preservation of a rural, inland character. There is a particular beauty in the way the morning mist clings to the valley floor, obscuring the foundations of old workshops and leaving only the sharp, clean lines of the trees against the pale, emerging sun.

About This Pinecroft Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pinecroft, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.568679, -78.350014. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Pinecroft includes the ZIP code (16601), 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 (Bellwood-Antis School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.