East Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States
40°20′4″N 78°22′19″W / 40.33444°N 78.37194°W / 40.33444; -78.37194CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyBlairTownshipTaylorArea • Total0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) • Land0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)Elevation
1,290 ft (390 m)Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total85 • Density1,440.68/sq mi (551.86/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP Code
16673 (Roaring Spring)
Area code(s)814/582FIPS code42-21808GNIS feature ID2805491[3]

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.[3]

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

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202085
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "East Sharpsburg Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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