Blandburg, Pennsylvania

Blandburg, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
PA 865 southbound in Blandburg
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Coordinates: 40°41′1″N78°24′57″W / 40.68361°N 78.41583°W / 40.68361; -78.41583
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Cambria
Township	Reade
Area [1]
• Total	0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2)
• Land	0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	2,047 ft (624 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	348
• Density	719.01/sq mi (277.56/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	16619
FIPS code	42-06976
GNIS feature ID	2634205 [2]

Blandburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Reade Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States, located along Pennsylvania Route 865 in far northeastern Cambria County. It was developed as a company town for the Cambria Fire Brick Company, later acquired by the Harbison-Walker Refractories Company. ^[4]

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the population was 402 residents. ^[5]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	348		—
U.S. Decennial Census [6] [3]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blandburg, Pennsylvania
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
4. Wallace, Kim E. (1993). "Town of Blandburg" (PDF). Historic American Buildings Survey . Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
5. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Blandburg CDP, Pennsylvania". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) documentation, filed under Blandburg, Cambria County, PA:
  • HABS No. PA-5972, " Town of Blandburg ", 10 photos, 18 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
  • HABS No. PA-5999, " Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, Office, Reade Street ", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
  • HABS No. PA-6000, " Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, Superintendent's House ", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
  • HABS No. PA-6001, " Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, House, 4 Boyd Street ", 2 photos, 1 photo caption page
  • HABS No. PA-6002, " Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, House, 5 Boyd Street ", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page
  • HABS No. PA-6003, " Harbison-Walker Refractories Company, Community Building ", 1 photo, 1 photo caption page