Coalport Pennsylvania Map

About Coalport, Pennsylvania

Coalport is a locality in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a small community with a population of 354. The population density is 219.9 people per km². Coalport is located at 40.7478°N, 78.5345°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 16627.

Coalport unfurls itself in a shallow basin, cradled by the gentle, rounded shoulders of the Allegheny Plateau. It lies 17.4 miles north-northwest of Altoona, PA (from Altoona, PA: bearing 335°T), and is situated 19.9 miles south-southwest of Clearfield. The Little Conemaugh River, a ribbon of muted silver, threads its way through the landscape, its banks sometimes softened by weeping willows, other times by the starker geometry of eroded earth. The air here, especially in the languid hours before dusk, carries the faint, mineral tang of damp soil and distant, unseen forests, a scent that clings to the skin like a whisper of the land's ancient secrets. The houses, a mix of sturdy brick and weathered clapboard, seem to huddle together for warmth against the vastness of the surrounding green, their windows reflecting the deepening hues of the sky, transforming ordinary panes into small, fleeting canvases of twilight. The very ground beneath Coalport whispers of its past, of the deep veins of coal that once pulsed with the lifeblood of industry, drawing men from far and wide to carve out a living from the earth's dark bounty. This legacy is not entirely buried; it lingers in the stoic faces of the older buildings, in the quiet dignity of a town that has seen its fortunes rise and ebb with the demand for its subterranean treasures. Though the roar of the mines has largely faded, replaced by the hum of a more contemporary economy, a certain resilience, a grounded practicality, remains. The local businesses, often family-run, still operate with a neighborly cadence, fostering a sense of shared history and a quiet pride in Coalport's enduring spirit, a spirit as deep and unyielding as the coal that first defined it.

About This Coalport Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Coalport, Pennsylvania — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.74784, -78.534467. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Coalport and Clearfield County.

Detailed location data for Coalport includes the ZIP code (16627), telephone area code (215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878), county seat of Clearfield County (Clearfield), and school district assignment (Glendale School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Coalport is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.