Beaverdale, Pennsylvania | |
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Census-designated place | |
Location within Cambria County |
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Location within the state of Pennsylvania | |
Coordinates: 40°19′20″N 78°41′51″W / 40.32222°N 78.69750°WCoordinates: 40°19′20″N 78°41′51″W / 40.32222°N 78.69750°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Cambria |
Townships | Summerhill, Adams |
Area | |
• Total | 1.55 sq mi (4.02 km2) |
• Land | 1.55 sq mi (4.02 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,035 |
• Density | 667/sq mi (257.7/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 15921 |
FIPS code | 42-04768 |
GNIS feature ID | 1169054 |
Beaverdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,035 at the 2010 census. Prior to that time, the CDP was known as Beaverdale-Lloydell.
Beaverdale is located in southeastern Cambria County at 40°19′20″N 78°41′51″W / 40.32222°N 78.69750°W (40.322095, -78.697636). The CDP is primarily within Summerhill Township, but the south end of the CDP extends into Adams Township. The community of Lloydell is in the southeast part of the CDP.
Pennsylvania Route 869 passes through Beaverdale, leading 3 miles (5 km) west to Sidman and 18 miles (29 km) to the southeast across the Allegheny Front to Interstate 99 at St. Clairsville. Blue Knob State Park is 10 miles (16 km) to the southeast, and the city of Johnstown is 16 miles (26 km) to the west.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.5 square miles (4.0 km2), all of it land. The community is in the valley of the South Fork of the Little Conemaugh River.