Eldorado, Pennsylvania

Census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States
40°28′59″N 78°26′18″W / 40.48306°N 78.43833°W / 40.48306; -78.43833CountryUnited StatesStatePennsylvaniaCountyBlairTownshipLoganArea • Total0.72 sq mi (1.87 km2) • Land0.72 sq mi (1.87 km2) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)Elevation
1,240 ft (380 m)Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total712 • Density983.43/sq mi (379.92/km2)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP Code
16601 (Altoona)
Area code(s)814/582FIPS code42-22856GNIS feature ID2805493[3]

Eldorado 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.[3]

The CDP is in western Blair County, along the southern border of Logan Township. It is bordered to the south by Allegheny Township and to the east by the Eldorado neighborhood in the city of Altoona.

Eldorado sits on the south side of the valley of Burgoon Run, at the base of the Allegheny Front, which rises to an elevation of 2,421 feet (738 m) just over 2 miles (3 km) to the west. Horseshoe Curve on the Pittsburgh Line of the Norfolk Southern Railway is 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the northwest, up the valley of Burgoon Run.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020712
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  2. ^ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Eldorado Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
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