Wood Pennsylvania Map

About Wood, Pennsylvania

Wood is a locality in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 330. The population density is 138.9 people per km². Wood is located at 40.1407°N, 74.8468°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 19057, 16694.

Wood emerges from the dense, verdant folds of the Pennsylvania landscape where the Great Trough Creek carves a persistent path through the limestone bedrock. It lies 27.8 miles south-southeast of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 151°T), and is situated 17.7 miles southeast of Roaring Spring. The air here holds a crisp, earthen stillness, particularly as the light wanes and shadows lengthen across the narrow, winding corridors of Wisdom Hollow. To the distant west, the silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains provides a jagged, charcoal-colored backdrop against the sky, grounding Wood in a topography defined by steep ridges and deep, secluded valleys. Only six miles away, the expansive waters of Raystown Lake mirror the shifting moods of the clouds, casting a cool, reflective influence over the surrounding timber and fields.

Wood bears the quiet marks of a regional history rooted in the extraction of coal and the steady, rhythmic pulse of rural industry that once defined these hills. Residents often gather at the Huntingdon Square Playground, a modest, familiar space that serves as the social anchor for the local pace of life. Those seeking the solitude of the woods often follow the Gracey Trail, where the canopy thickens and the sound of the creek remains a constant, low-frequency companion. The economy of Wood remains tethered to the land and the endurance of its people, who navigate the seasonal transitions of the plateau with a pragmatic, unpretentious grace that reflects the very geology upon which they live.

About This Wood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wood, Pennsylvania. Coordinates: 40.140666, -74.846831. 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 Wood includes the ZIP code (19057, 16694), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Bedford County (Bedford), and school district assignment (Tussey Mountain 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.