Shellytown Pennsylvania Map

About Shellytown, Pennsylvania

Shellytown is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 41. The population density is 117.3 people per km². Shellytown is located at 40.4090°N, 78.2092°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16693.

Shellytown occupies a quiet fold of the earth where the light at dusk turns the limestone outcrops the color of bruised plums. It lies 12.4 miles southeast of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 128°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east of Hollidaysburg. Clover Creek carves a persistent, silver-threaded path through the landscape, its banks lined with sycamores that drop ragged, mottled bark into the current. To the west, the jagged, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains defines the horizon, acting as a permanent, stoic backdrop to the expansive, verdant fields that characterize the local terrain. Only a short distance away, the vast, still waters of Raystown Lake mirror the shifting clouds, while the nearby expanse of State Game Land 073 provides a dense, wooded sanctuary for the local fauna. The air here holds a crisp, mineral quality, a sharp reminder of the elevation and the deep, silent limestone bedrock that anchors the entire valley.

Shellytown persists as a deliberate study in endurance, its history rooted in the agrarian rhythms of the Pennsylvania interior and the slow, steady labor of the soil. The local economy remains tethered to the land, supported by a patchwork of family farms and a long-standing tradition of small-scale resource management that echoes the industrious spirit of the region. Residents often look toward the nearby Turkey Valley for historical context, finding in its fertile basin the origins of the area’s settlement patterns. Life moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, occasionally punctuated by the footsteps of a hiker returning from the Sheep Rock Trail or the quiet commerce of the main thoroughfares. In Shellytown, the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the way the morning frost clings to the fence lines or the deep, resonant hum of the wind moving through the valley floor.

About This Shellytown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shellytown, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.408963, -78.209177. 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 Shellytown includes the ZIP code (16693), 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 (Williamsburg Community 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.