East Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:East Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:East Sharpsburg
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:40.335°N -78.3736°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Blair
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Taylor
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.06
Area Land Sq Mi:0.06
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:0.15
Area Land Km2:0.15
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:85
Population Density Sq Mi:1440.68
Population Density Km2:551.86
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1289
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:16673 (Roaring Spring)
Area Code:814/582
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-21808
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2805491

East Sharpsburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Blair County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

Geography

The CDP is in southern Blair County, in central Taylor Township. It is mainly on the north side of Pennsylvania Route 164, east of the borough of Roaring Spring and northwest of Martinsburg.

East Sharpsburg sits in the western part of Morrisons Cove, at the southern base of Loop Mountain. Plum Creek runs through the community, flowing northwest to Halter Creek at McKee Gap, where the creeks form a water gap between Dunning Mountain and Short Mountain, exiting Morrisons Cove. Halter Creek continues to the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River, part of the Susquehanna River watershed.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 12, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 12, 2022.