Reservoir Pennsylvania Map

About Reservoir, Pennsylvania

Reservoir is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 67. The population density is 73.0 people per km². Reservoir is located at 40.4067°N, 78.3803°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16648.

Reservoir rests in a quiet fold of the Appalachian foothills, where the land rises and falls with a gentle persistence. It lies 7.8 miles south of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 174°T), and is situated 1.5 miles south-south-east of Hollidaysburg. The terrain here is a mosaic of dense woodlands, their green depths broken by fields of corn and soy that shimmer under the wide Pennsylvania sky. Small streams, born from the higher ground, thread their way through the valleys, their waters cool and clear, reflecting the dappled sunlight that filters through the canopy. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a clean, earthy scent, a promise of the day's slow unfolding. In the distance, the rounded shoulders of mountains stand sentinel, their slopes cloaked in a verdant embrace that changes with the seasons. The history of Reservoir is a quiet echo of industry and resilience, a story etched not in grand monuments but in the very character of the land and its people. Once, coal seams ran deep beneath these hills, fueling the furnaces of a burgeoning nation, and the legacy of that time can still be felt in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of the older homes. Today, the economic pulse of Reservoir beats to a different rhythm, more attuned to the land and the smaller enterprises that sustain it, a place where a good day's work still holds its value. The local landscape, shaped by both nature and human endeavor, offers a profound sense of place, a feeling that the past is not so much gone as it is deeply rooted, a quiet strength that permeates Reservoir.

About This Reservoir Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Reservoir, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.40674, -78.380291. 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 Reservoir and Blair County.

Detailed location data for Reservoir includes the ZIP code (16648), 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 (Hollidaysburg 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 Reservoir is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.