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Welcome to Bear Loop ...

Bear Loop is located in Cambria County<1>.

Bear Loop is 2,240 feet [683 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Bear Loop is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Bear Loop lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Bear Loop: 814 & 582<3>

Communities near Bear Loop ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Bear Loop.

  • Altoona
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hollidaysburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Tyrone
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Northern Cambria
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Northern Cambria is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northern Cambria
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,456 people
  • Philipsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Barnesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Barnesboro is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesboro
  • Spangler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Spangler is located in Cambria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spangler
  • Bellwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Patton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Cresson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Bear Loop. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bear Loop.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bear Loop. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Bear Loop.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bear Loop. See our Newspapers Page for Bear Loop.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bear Loop ...

Looking for more information about Bear Loop? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Bear Loop, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bear Loop.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Cambria, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bear Loop - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Bear Loop area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Bear Loop area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.