Red Hill Pennsylvania Map

About Red Hill, Pennsylvania

Red Hill is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. Red Hill is located at 40.5292°N, 78.4331°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 18076.

Red Hill rises, a quiet sentinel against the broad Pennsylvania sky, its flanks a mosaic of deep green woodlands and sun-bleached fields that whisper of agricultural endurance. It lies 2.1 miles west-north-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 290°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north-north-west of Hollidaysburg. The terrain here is a patient, rolling affair, where broad valleys cradle the occasional farmstead and the air, particularly after a spring rain, carries the earthy scent of damp soil and pine. Streams, mere silver threads from a distance, wind through the hollows, their banks softened by ferns and the stoic presence of weathered oak and maple trees. The character of Red Hill is one of understated resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the horizon feels both vast and intimately familiar. The story of Red Hill is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the industry that once pulsed through its veins. Coal, deep and black, was the lifeblood of this region for generations, its extraction shaping the very contours of the land and the lives of those who called Red Hill home. Though the mines have long since fallen silent, their legacy remains, a palpable sense of history that lingers in the quiet hum of the present. The local economy, now more diversified, still draws strength from the land, with agriculture maintaining a steady presence, its fields a testament to a continued connection to the earth. Red Hill, in its gentle perseverance, offers a quiet beauty, a place where the echoes of the past are woven into the fabric of a peaceful, ongoing present.

About This Red Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Red Hill, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.529236, -78.43307. 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 Red Hill and Blair County.

Detailed location data for Red Hill includes the ZIP code (17814), 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 (Altoona Area 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 Red Hill is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.