Sickles Corner, Pennsylvania

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Sickles Corner, Pennsylvania
Census-designated place
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Sickles Corner
Coordinates: 40°33′12″N78°16′47″W / 40.55333°N 78.27972°W / 40.55333; -78.27972
CountryUnited States
State Pennsylvania
County Blair
Township Tyrone
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2)
 • Land0.15 sq mi (0.40 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
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1,181 ft (360 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
16601 (Altoona)
Area code(s) 814/582
FIPS code 42-70608
GNIS feature ID2805561 [2]

Sickles Corner 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. [2]

The CDP is in northeastern Blair County, in the southwestern part of Tyrone Township. It sits at the southwestern end of Sinking Creek Valley, between two arms of Brush Mountain, rising to the west and the southeast. Kettle Road is the main route through Sickles Corner: it leads northeastward 8 miles (13 km), down the Sinking Creek Valley, to Pennsylvania Route 453 near the Little Juniata River, and southwestward through Elberta and a water gap in Brush Mountain 8 miles (13 km) to Altoona.

Education

The school district is Altoona Area School District. [3] Altoona Area High School is the comprehensive high school.

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References

  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Pennsylvania". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sickles Corner, Pennsylvania
  3. ↑ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Blair County, PA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved December 22, 2024. - Text list


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