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About Westover, Pennsylvania

Westover is a locality in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 323. The population density is 50.6 people per km². Westover is located at 40.7503°N, 78.6709°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16692.

Westover lies cradled in a fold of the Appalachian foothills, where the land rises and falls with a quiet persistence. It lies 21.6 miles north-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 318°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-east of Northern Cambria. The air here, especially in the deep green hush of late afternoon, carries the damp, earthy scent of fallen leaves and the distant, metallic tang of industry. Rolling hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of deciduous trees that blaze with fiery hues in autumn, hem in the small valley, their slopes etched with the faint scars of old logging roads. The Little Clearfield Creek, a ribbon of cool, clear water, meanders through the heart of Westover, its banks fringed with ferns and the occasional sentinel of a wild cherry tree. Even in the height of summer, a certain coolness seems to linger, a subtle reminder of the elevation and the pervasive presence of the surrounding woodlands. The very bones of Westover are steeped in the rugged history of coal mining, a legacy that shaped its founding and continues to echo in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its homes and businesses. For generations, the rhythmic clang of pickaxes and the rumble of ore-laden trains were the soundtrack to life here, drawing a hardy, hardworking population to this remote corner of Pennsylvania. While the boom times of anthracite extraction have largely receded, the spirit of resilience remains, now channeled into a diversified local economy that includes manufacturing and small-scale agriculture. The town retains a palpable sense of community, a place where neighbors still greet each other by name and where the pace of life allows for quiet contemplation, perhaps watching the sun dip below the western ridges, painting the sky in shades of bruised plum and fading rose.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Westover, Pennsylvania with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Westover and Clearfield County.

Detailed location data for Westover includes the ZIP code (16692), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Clearfield County (Clearfield), and school district assignment (Harmony 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 Westover is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.