Welcome to East Altoona ...

East Altoona is located in Blair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Altoona, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

A typical abbreviation for East Altoona: E. Altoona

East Altoona is 1,130 feet [344 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for East Altoona: 814 & 582<3>

Websites for East Altoona ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blairchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to East Altoona, the following might be of interest:

Communities near East Altoona ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Altoona.

• Huntingdon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <4>
• Hollidaysburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <4>
• Tyrone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
• Ebensburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <4>
• Roaring Spring
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <4>
• Portage
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Martinsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Bellwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <4>
• Patton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <4>
• Cresson
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
  • Cresson is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <4>

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 East Altoona. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Altoona.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Altoona. 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 East Altoona.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Altoona ...

Looking for more information about East Altoona? 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 East Altoona, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Altoona.

Adding East Altoona to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Altoona in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Altoona was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the East Altoona post office opened in 1908.

We also found East Altoona on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Altoona.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Altoona. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/