Altoona, Pennsylvania

Altoona is the largest city within a 50 mile [80 km] radius.

The next largest community is Johnstown. It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the southwest of Altoona and has a population of 23,906 people.^<1>

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Coaldale	S	30 mi [48.28 km]	138	5.48% decrease
	DuBois	NW	46 mi [74 km]	7,648	5.85% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance
	Blain City	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]
	Claysburg	S	15 mi [24.14 km]
	Colver	W	20 mi [32.19 km]
	Cotton Town	S	16 mi [25.75 km]
	Marble City	S	25 mi [40.23 km]
	Middletown	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]
	New Town	N	24 mi [38.62 km]
	Oil City	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]
	Sandy Ridge	N	22 mi [35.41 km]
	Scarlan Hill	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]
	Seven Stars	NE	19 mi [30.58 km]
	Spindley City	W	9 mi [14.48 km]
	Spring Hill	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]
	Thomas Mills	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]
	Tipton	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]

Blair County

Altoona is located in Blair County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Blair: Bedford, Cambria, Centre and Huntingdon.

While not sharing a border with Blair, the following counties are close to Altoona: Clearfield, Indiana and Somerset.

Below are counties that are near Altoona (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Altoona:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Altoona
	Bedford County	S	Bakers Summit	17 miles [27 km]
	Cambria County	NW	Buckhorn	4 miles [6 km]
	Centre County	NE	Gardner	18 miles [28 km]
	Clearfield County	N	Allemans	14 miles [22 km]
	Franklin County	SE	Culbertson	38 miles [61 km]
	Fulton County	SE	New Grenada	30 miles [48 km]
	Huntingdon County	NE	Pemberton	14 miles [22 km]
	Indiana County	W	Alverda	25 miles [40 km]
	Jefferson County	NW	Bowersville	37 miles [59 km]
	Juniata County	E	Krause	36 miles [57 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Pennsylvania<3>

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