East Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania
East Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania | |
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  East Sharpsburg  East Sharpsburg | |
| Coordinates: 40°20′06″N 78°22′25″W / 40.33500°N 78.37361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Blair |
| Township | Taylor |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| • Land | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,289 ft (393 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 85 |
| • Density | 1,440.68/sq mi (551.86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 16673 (Roaring Spring) |
| Area code(s) | 814/582 |
| FIPS code | 42-21808 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2805491[2] |
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.[2]
Geography
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The CDP is in southern Blair County, in central Taylor Township. It is mainly on the north side of Pennsylvania Route 164, 1 mile (1.6 km) east of the borough of Roaring Spring and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) 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
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 85 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4] | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania
- ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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