Elberta, Pennsylvania

Elberta 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.^[2]

Elberta, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 40°30′45″N 78°19′27″W
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Blair
Township	Tyrone
Area [1]
• Total	0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2)
• Land	0.63 sq mi (1.63 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	1,765 ft (538 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	271
• Density	430.84/sq mi (166.46/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	16601 (Altoona)
Area codes	814/582
FIPS code	42-22776
GNIS feature ID	2805492[2]

Geography

The CDP is in central Blair County, in the southern end of Tyrone Township. It is at the headwaters of Sinking Run, in a valley between two arms of Brush Mountain. Sinking Run flows northeast into Sinking Valley and joins the Little Juniata River at the northeastern end of Tyrone Township.

Kettle Road is the only through road in Elberta. It leads west through the Kettle Creek water gap in Brush Mountain 4 miles (6 km) to Altoona, while to the northeast it leads 11 miles (18 km) through Sinking Valley to Pennsylvania Route 453.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	271		—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Education

The school district is Altoona Area School District.^[5] Altoona Area High School is the comprehensive high school.