Eldorado, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Eldorado, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Eldorado
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:40.4831°N -78.4383°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:Logan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.72
Area Land Sq Mi:0.72
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:1.87
Area Land Km2:1.87
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:712
Population Density Sq Mi:983.43
Population Density Km2:379.92
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1257
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:16601 (Altoona)
Area Code:814/582
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-22856
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2805493

Eldorado 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 western Blair County, along the southern border of Logan Township. It is bordered to the south by Allegheny Township and to the east by the Eldorado neighborhood in the city of Altoona.

Eldorado sits on the south side of the valley of Burgoon Run, at the base of the Allegheny Front, which rises to an elevation of just over 2miles to the west. Horseshoe Curve on the Pittsburgh Line of the Norfolk Southern Railway is to the northwest, up the valley of Burgoon Run.

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.