Yellow Springs Pennsylvania Map

About Yellow Springs, Pennsylvania

Yellow Springs is a locality in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 159. Yellow Springs is located at 40.5173°N, 78.2067°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16693.

Yellow Springs unfurls in a hollow, cradled by the steep, wooded slopes that rise abruptly from its modest floor. It lies 9.9 miles east of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 90°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east of Greenwood. The air here carries a perpetual dampness, a cool breath drawn from the dense forests and the slow, meandering streams that ribbon through the landscape, their waters the color of tea from the tannin leached from fallen leaves. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, falls in broad, diffused shafts, illuminating patches of moss-laden stone and the rich, dark earth that yields to a tentative footfall. The very stillness of the place seems to hum with an unseen life, a quiet persistence that has shaped the land and the souls who have called it home. The history of Yellow Springs is written not in grand monuments, but in the weathered timbers of its few remaining older structures and the faint, overgrown traces of paths long since abandoned. Once, this valley echoed with the rhythm of a nascent industry, the rumble of wagons hauling lumber and the clang of iron from small forges. Now, the economy is a more subdued affair, tied to the land and the quietude it offers, with small farms clinging to the gentler inclines and a handful of businesses catering to the steady, unhurried pace of local life. The names of families who worked these woods and fields are whispered in the rustling leaves, a subtle, persistent reminder of the generations that have found their sustenance and their solace in this secluded corner of the county.

About This Yellow Springs Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Yellow Springs, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.517293, -78.206677. 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 Yellow Springs and Blair County.

Detailed location data for Yellow Springs 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). 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 Yellow Springs is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.