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Lumber City lies cradled by the undulating hills of Clearfield County, where the Susquehanna River's West Branch, a ribbon of cool, grey water, flows with a quiet insistence. It lies 29.6 miles north-north-west of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 341°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south-west of Curwensville. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the faint, earthy perfume of damp soil and the distant, resinous tang of pine. Old farmsteads, their paint long surrendered to the elements, stand as weathered sentinels against the encroaching woodland, their fields a patchwork of wild grasses and stubborn wildflowers. The landscape itself seems to exhale a slow, steady breath, a rhythm dictated by the turning seasons and the patient growth of the surrounding forests. Once a bustling hub of timber extraction, Lumber City’s name still whispers of its industrious past, of the men who felled the giants of the forest and floated them downstream. Though the great sawmills are now silent relics, their stories linger in the very grain of the wooden structures that remain, in the weathered planks of the old general store and the sturdy foundations of homes that have seen generations pass. The local economy, now more diversified, still draws a quiet strength from the land, with small farms and businesses contributing to the steady, unhurried pulse of life. The river, a constant presence, remains a vital artery, offering both recreation and a timeless connection to the region's heritage, a place where the past and present seem to flow together, much like the water itself.
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| Location | Lumber City, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.924227°N, 78.575025°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 16833, 17084 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lumber City, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Lumber City includes coordinates 40.924227°N, 78.575025°W, situated in Clearfield County. ZIP code 16833, 17084. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.