Sharpsburg Pennsylvania Map

About Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania

Sharpsburg is a locality in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,187. The population density is 2547.6 people per km². Sharpsburg is located at 40.4932°N, 79.9215°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Sharpsburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 17060, 15215.

Sharpsburg occupies a quiet stretch of land where the persistent, low-slung course of Saddler Creek defines the local topography. It lies 18.9 miles south of State College, PA (from State College, PA: bearing 176°T), and is situated 9.6 miles east-northeast of Huntingdon. The landscape unfolds as a series of ridges and shallow depressions, anchored by the nearby Big Valley which lends a sense of openness to the terrain. Eighteen miles to the east, the hazy, blue-toned silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains rise against the horizon, providing a permanent backdrop to the modest rise and fall of the immediate soil. Residents often find their way toward the quiet surface of Westover Pond, a mile away, or seek the simple, open grounds of Allensville Playground. When autumn arrives, the air turns crisp and carries the scent of damp leaves, shifting the light until it glints sharply off the pavement in the late afternoon, turning the ordinary infrastructure into something momentarily gilded.

Sharpsburg grew from the grit of industrial ambition, forged by the labor that characterized the region’s move toward manufacturing and small-scale commerce. The local economy evolved through the decades, transitioning from the heavy, soot-stained rhythms of earlier production into a quieter, more measured pace of life. Those who traverse the local geography often look toward the distant Carbon Trail for a sense of connection to the wider, forested expanse, which eventually reaches toward the denser growth of The Pennsylvania State University Experimental Forest. Even as the modern day moves forward, the character of Sharpsburg remains tethered to its roots, where the brick foundations of older buildings hold the heat of the summer sun long into the evening. It is a place where the history of the land is not spoken aloud, but felt in the deliberate, steady way the day begins and ends.

About This Sharpsburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.493243, -79.921547. 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 Sharpsburg includes the ZIP code (17060, 15215), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Huntingdon County (Huntingdon), and school district assignment (Fox Chapel Area 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.