Point View, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Point View, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Label:Point View
Pushpin Label Position:top
Coordinates:40.4894°N -78.2419°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:Catharine
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:0.02
Area Land Sq Mi:0.02
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Area Total Km2:0.05
Area Land Km2:0.05
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:14
Population Density Sq Mi:700.00
Population Density Km2:264.65
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:961
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:16693 (Williamsburg)
Area Code:814/582
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:42-61888
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2805543

Point View 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.

The CDP is in eastern Blair County, along the southwestern edge of Catharine Township. It is in the valley of Township Run, which forms the boundary between Catharine and Frankstown Township. The small, steep valley is between Short Mountain to the east and the south end of Canoe Mountain to the west, and drains south to the Frankstown Branch of the Juniata River. Pennsylvania Route 866 is the southern edge of the CDP; the highway leads southeast down the Frankstown Branch 3miles to Williamsburg and west 0.5miles to U.S. Route 22, which continues west 9miles to Hollidaysburg, the Blair county seat.

Demographics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 16, 2022.
  2. Web site: Census Population API. United States Census Bureau. Oct 16, 2022.